Assignment:
Choose a person who is close to your own age and interview that person to learn more about them. In addition to the interview compare and contrast the responses from your interview with your own responses to the same question.
- Does the interviewee remember information more accurately if he/she observes the behavior being performed or does he/she prefer to read how the behavior is performed?
- Does the interviewee prefer studying in a library, or at home where there are background noises and some distractions?
- Which experiences does this person feel contributed most in the development of his/her personality?
- Does this person feel that he/she is self-monitoring in regards to his/her attitudes? How or how not?
- What does the interviewee feel was the strongest influence on his/her attitudes?
- What role does your interviewee feel a person's race, gender, or ethnicity play when forming that person's personality and attitudes?
- Does this person feel he/she is better at tasks when intrinsically motivated or extrinsically motivated?