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SOCIABILITY [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Symbolism and Psychology of Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- matched-guise test
1, record 1, English, matched%2Dguise%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The matched-guise test is a sociolinguistic experimental technique used to determine the true feelings of an individual or community towards a specific language, dialect, or accent. … In this technique experimental candidates [are] listening to apparently different speakers representing guises in two or more languages and evaluating those speakers across various traits including body height, good looks, leadership, sense of humor, intelligence, religiousness, self-confidence, dependability, kindness, ambition, sociability, character, and likability... 1, record 1, English, - matched%2Dguise%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Symbolique et psychologie du langage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test du locuteur masqué
1, record 1, French, test%20du%20locuteur%20masqu%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] le test du locuteur masqué permet de déceler les perceptions – négatives ou positives – des gens envers une langue parlée, en l'occurrence ici, le français ontarien. 2, record 1, French, - test%20du%20locuteur%20masqu%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Characterology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- surgency
1, record 2, English, surgency
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rhathymia 2, record 2, English, rhathymia
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cheerfulness, sociability, trustworthiness, and social responsiveness. 1, record 2, English, - surgency
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Caractérologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surgence
1, record 2, French, surgence
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rhathymie 1, record 2, French, rhathymie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme employé par Cattell pour désigner un facteur de tempérament, en rapport avec la bonne humeur, la sociabilité, la vivacité de compréhension, la capacité adaptative. 2, record 2, French, - surgence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-10-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Characterology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- viscerotonia
1, record 3, English, viscerotonia
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dimension of temperament characterized by relaxation and sociability. 2, record 3, English, - viscerotonia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The tendency toward gregariousness and physical comfort. 2, record 3, English, - viscerotonia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Characteristic of endomorphy is the personality constellation, viscerotonia, characterized by gluttony for food, love of comfort, sociability, need for affection, dependency, tolerance, and complacency. 2, record 3, English, - viscerotonia
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Caractérologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- viscérotonie
1, record 3, French, visc%C3%A9rotonie
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type psychologique de Sheldon, caractérisé par une tendance à la relaxation, l'amour du confort, de la bonne chère, une grande sociabilité, le besoin de contact avec les êtres vivants, la recherche d'affection et d'approbation. 2, record 3, French, - visc%C3%A9rotonie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Silviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sociability
1, record 4, English, sociability
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tendency of organisms to grow together with others of the same kind. 2, record 4, English, - sociability
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expressed by Braun-Blanquet on an arbitrary numerical scale from 1 (growing singly) to 5 (growing in great crowds or pure populations). 2, record 4, English, - sociability
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Sylviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sociabilité
1, record 4, French, sociabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Penchant naturel qui porte les organismes d'une même espèce à vivre en communauté. C'est le cas notamment des végétaux. 2, record 4, French, - sociabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La sociabilité est délimitée par une échelle de 1 à 5 du botaniste J. Braun-Blanquet. 2, record 4, French, - sociabilit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Silvicultura
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- sociabilidad
1, record 4, Spanish, sociabilidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Human Behaviour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- California Psychological Inventory
1, record 5, English, California%20Psychological%20Inventory
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- CPI 2, record 5, English, CPI
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- California Personality Inventory 3, record 5, English, California%20Personality%20Inventory
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the California Psychological Inventory(CPI)... is designed to measure more "normal" personality traits. It has scale measuring such traits as dominance, sociability, self-acceptance, responsibility, and socialization. 4, record 5, English, - California%20Psychological%20Inventory
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Comportement humain
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- California Psychological Inventory
1, record 5, French, California%20Psychological%20Inventory
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- C.P.I. 1, record 5, French, C%2EP%2EI%2E
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le California Psychological Inventory [...] vise à connaître les modes de relation interpersonnels de l'individu et à identifier les facteurs de la personnalité qui déterminent son adaptation sociale. [...] La notation du test fournit dix-huit mesures correspondant à des traits de personnalité : [par exemple] dominance ou aptitude au leadership, capacité à acquérir un statut, sociabilité, présence sociale du type équilibré, spontanéité et confiance en soi, acceptation de soi [...] 1, record 5, French, - California%20Psychological%20Inventory
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- neuromediation
1, record 6, English, neuromediation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Theory demonstrates that such consciousness states as "love" or "mystical" states are only states of exceedingly low paranoia and of progressively intensified sociability. In fact, there seems to be a "circuit of paranoia" in the CNS which would generate both paranoia and sociability, depending on how it is activated. Hyperactivation of this system would generate paranoid states while hypoactivation would generate sociable states, from love to mystical states. It is thus hypothesised that depressing paranoia(naturally or pharmacologically) leads automatically to increased sociability(probably through oxytocinergic neuromediation, etc.) while increasing paranoia(like with pentazocine, phenylisopropylamines) leads to associability and some psychopathologies such as paranoid schizophrenia, etc. 1, record 6, English, - neuromediation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- neuromédiation
1, record 6, French, neurom%C3%A9diation
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transmission de l'influx nerveux d'une cellule nerveuse à une autre. 1, record 6, French, - neurom%C3%A9diation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- neuromediación
1, record 6, Spanish, neuromediaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-11-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Gordon Personal Profile and Inventory
1, record 7, English, Gordon%20Personal%20Profile%20and%20Inventory
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- GPP-I 1, record 7, English, GPP%2DI
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- Gordon Personal Profile-Inventory 2, record 7, English, Gordon%20Personal%20Profile%2DInventory
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] paper-pencil measure of eight aspects of personality. Personal Profile measures ascendancy, responsibility, emotional stability, and sociability. Four traits combine to yield Self-Esteem score. Personal Inventory measures cautiousness, original thinking, personal relations and vigor. Respondents mark one item in each group of three as being most like them and one as being least like them. 1, record 7, English, - Gordon%20Personal%20Profile%20and%20Inventory
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Inventaire de Personnalité (Gordon)
1, record 7, French, Inventaire%20de%20Personnalit%C3%A9%20%28Gordon%29
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- Inventaire de personnalité - Profil de personnalité 2, record 7, French, Inventaire%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20%2D%20Profil%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9
correct
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Inventaire de personnalité - Profil de personnalité [...] Il s'agit de deux inventaires destinés à mesurer huit aspects de la personnalité. [...] Profil : indices d'ascendance, de responsabilité, de stabilité émotionnelle et de sociabilité. Inventaire : indice de prudence, d'originalité de la pensée, de relations personnelles et d'endurance dynamique. 2, record 7, French, - Inventaire%20de%20Personnalit%C3%A9%20%28Gordon%29
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-11-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Bernreuter Personality Inventory
1, record 8, English, Bernreuter%20Personality%20Inventory
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Bernreuter 2, record 8, English, Bernreuter
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] multiple item paper-pencil inventory assessing the following six personality traits : neurotic tendency, self sufficiency, introversion-extroversion, dominance-submission, self-confidence, and sociability. The nature of the traits being measured are not readily detectable by the person taking the test. 3, record 8, English, - Bernreuter%20Personality%20Inventory
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- questionnaire de personnalité de Bernreuter
1, record 8, French, questionnaire%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20de%20Bernreuter
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- questionnaire de Bernreuter 2, record 8, French, questionnaire%20de%20Bernreuter
correct
- Bernreuter-Ottawa 3, record 8, French, Bernreuter%2DOttawa
correct
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le questionnaire de Bernreuter, créé en 1935, mesure six traits de personnalité : la tendance névrotique, le trait "se suffire à soi-même", l'introversion-extraversion, la domination-soumission, la confiance en soi et la sociabilité. 2, record 8, French, - questionnaire%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20de%20Bernreuter
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1986-10-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey
1, record 9, English, Guilford%2DZimmerman%20Temperament%20Survey
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
- GZTS 2, record 9, English, GZTS
correct
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey... yields separate scores for the following traits, each score based on 30 different items :... General Activity... Restraint... Ascendance... Sociability... Emotional Stability... Objectivity... Friendliness... Thoughtfulness... Personal Relations... Masculinity.... The items in the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey are expressed in the form of affirmative statements, rather than questions. 3, record 9, English, - Guilford%2DZimmerman%20Temperament%20Survey
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Inventaire de tempérament de Guilford et Zimmerman
1, record 9, French, Inventaire%20de%20temp%C3%A9rament%20de%20Guilford%20et%20Zimmerman
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- Inventaire de tempérament de Guilford-Zimmerman 2, record 9, French, Inventaire%20de%20temp%C3%A9rament%20de%20Guilford%2DZimmerman
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Inventaire de tempérament de Guilford et Zimmerman. Pour le sujet le test se présente sous la forme d'un cahier comportant trois cents phrases (...) Cet inventaire permet d'estimer dix traits de personnalité à partir de trente réponses par traits; ces dix traits sont les suivants : (...) Activité générale (...) Contrainte (...) Ascendance (...) Sociabilité (...) Stabilité émotionnelle (...) Objectivité (...) Bienveillance (...) Méditation (...) Relations personnelles (...) Masculinité (...) 1, record 9, French, - Inventaire%20de%20temp%C3%A9rament%20de%20Guilford%20et%20Zimmerman
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1986-09-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Human Behaviour
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- poor mixer
1, record 10, English, poor%20mixer
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a person considered as to his casual sociability. 2, record 10, English, - poor%20mixer
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
was shy and a poor mixer. 2, record 10, English, - poor%20mixer
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Comportement humain
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- peu sociable
1, record 10, French, peu%20sociable
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- solitaire 1, record 10, French, solitaire
correct
- individualiste 1, record 10, French, individualiste
correct
- fermé 1, record 10, French, ferm%C3%A9
correct
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"poor mixer" pourrait se rendre par peu sociable, solitaire, individualiste, fermé, selon le contexte. 1, record 10, French, - peu%20sociable
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-08-13
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Layout of the Workplace
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- common room
1, record 11, English, common%20room
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a room available to all members of a residential community for relaxation and sociability(the common room of an inn). 2, record 11, English, - common%20room
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
You may decide to relieve the austerity of the college lecture room and common rooms, by introducing some flowers ... 3, record 11, English, - common%20room
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Implantation des locaux de travail
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- salle commune
1, record 11, French, salle%20commune
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- salle de détente 2, record 11, French, salle%20de%20d%C3%A9tente
feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1985-10-28
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- sociability quotient
1, record 12, English, sociability%20quotient
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- quotient de sociabilité
1, record 12, French, quotient%20de%20sociabilit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) rapport entre la somme des traumatismes sociaux subis et la capacité individuelle de résistance ou degré de socialisation réelle. 1, record 12, French, - quotient%20de%20sociabilit%C3%A9
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1979-01-10
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Christian Theology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- phatic
1, record 13, English, phatic
correct, adjective
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
employing or involving speech for the purpose of revealing or sharing feelings or establishing an atmosphere of sociability rather than for communicating ideas. 1, record 13, English, - phatic
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Théologies chrétiennes
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- phatique
1, record 13, French, phatique
correct, adjective
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fonction phatique du langage. 1, record 13, French, - phatique
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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