MIRENJE POSVAĐANIH SESTARA: DISPOZICIJSKA OBJAŠNJENJA U PSIHOLOGIJI LIČNOSTI I SOCIJALNOJ PSIHOLOGIJ
THE RECONCILIATION OF ESTRANGED SISTERS: DISPOSITIONAL EXPLANATIONS IN PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Summary/Abstract: In the work the author discusses the nature and meaning of dispositional explanations in personality psychology and social psychology. Instead of supporting the belief in completely separate and diverging fields of interest of both disciplines, the paper offers the possibility of their reconciliation in the area of related dispositional constructs such as personality traits and attitudes. The closeness of these, in psychology often used constructs, is reflected in the fundamental features and mechanisms of influencing behaviour, while their differences are much subtler, although often overemphasised. Despite the fact that personality traits and attitudes were equally disputed in the past as sources of consistency in behaviour, extensive research and meticulate analyses showed they were not only useful but also irreplaceable in examining the differences in people's behaviour.

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