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How The Chameleon Effect Impacts Introverts And Extroverts In Social And Academic Settings, Andrea B. White
How The Chameleon Effect Impacts Introverts And Extroverts In Social And Academic Settings, Andrea B. White
Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado
The chameleon effect is a phenomenon in which people unconsciously copy other people’s behaviors, so they match the people around them in interactive settings. It is important for college students to know what type of personality they have and how that personality type is impacted by this phenomenon. The result of this knowledge can help them better understand their behavior in academic and social settings, which will make them more aware of said behaviors. This will help students be safer in these situations, as well as help them to stop the behavior faster. The chameleon effect and the personality traits …
Can Goal-Setting Improve Hospital Volunteers’ Intrinsic Motivation?, Genesis Orellana
Can Goal-Setting Improve Hospital Volunteers’ Intrinsic Motivation?, Genesis Orellana
Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado
With the objective of increasing volunteer retention, hospital administrators are interested in fostering volunteers’ motivation to continue working in the departments in which they have been placed. However, there is limited research on hospital volunteers’ motivation and whether setting goals affect their motivation. The purpose of my research was to examine whether hospital volunteers who set personal goals would increase their intrinsic motivation and tenure at a particular site. My research questions were: “Is there an effect on intrinsic motivation from a goal-setting intervention in hospital volunteers?” and “Will a goal-setting intervention help hospital volunteers set stronger goals?” Eight volunteer …