As you probably know all too well, the meta program ‘Proactive’ is defined as ‘A preference for acting quickly and taking the initiative’ while ‘Reactive’ is defines as ‘A preference for waiting, considering and reflecting before engaging in overt activity.There is a scientific article by Bateman and Crant (1999), where they describe a type of […]
‘Internal Locus of Control’ is, as you are probably well aware, defined as having a focus one how one influences ones circumstances, while versus ‘External Locus of Control’ is having a focus one how ones circumstances influence oneself. They most probably came from RotterThe locus of control meta programs are closely related to Rotter’s (1989) […]
As you know only too well, the meta program ‘options’ is defined as a preference for having many different possibilities, while its counterpart ‘procedure’ is characterised by a preference to use step-by-step plans.These meta programs are related to the ‘Rule/group conformity’ and the ‘Sufficiency/proliferation of originality’ subscales of the ‘Kirton Adaption–Innovation (AI) continuum of cognitive […]
As you know, the meta program ‘internal reference’ is defined as: using one’s own standards in evaluations. ‘External reference’ is using other people’s standards in evaluations. What are some concepts from mainstream science that this distinction is related to?Internal and external frames of reference in the academic self-conceptAn ‘Internal/External frame of reference’-concept used in the […]
I am still working on comparisons between meta programs and concepts in mainstream science. Last time a covered proactive and reactive, today I continue with towards versus away from.As you know, the meta program ‘Towards’ is defined as a focus on achieving goals, while its opposite ‘Away From’ is defined as a focus on avoiding […]
Meta programs and personality theoriesMeta programs are assumed to be variable depending on the situation. This is quite different from ‘personality’ which is supposed to be stable over time and contexts. Lately I have been starting to wonder whether the whole concept of personality isn’t doing us more harm than good. But that is something […]
