I am easily angered.ĭon’t underestimate how different you can be across situations. There are times when my thoughts turn to what I believe other people ought to be doing for me but aren’t. My thoughts turn to how wonderful the people I love are to me. When I am at my best, I am generous and patient. In sum, the mode we’re in depends a great deal on our situation. In contrast, if led to believe that they were running late and others were waiting for them, only 10% of seminarians did the same. If led to believe by the experimenters that there was ample time to get to their talk, 63% of the seminarians offered help. As the subject went by, the victim coughed twice and groaned, keeping his head down.” Unbeknownst to the seminarians in this investigation, they would all encounter a stranger in need of help on their way to give a scheduled talk.Īccording to the researchers, the scene was carefully staged with an actor “dressed shabbily” and “slumped in a doorway, head down, eyes closed, not moving. Psychologists created a ruse designed to identify the situational determinants of helping behavior. Though Tim’s Theory of Modes is relatively new, a classic experiment conducted a half-century ago at the Princeton Theological Seminary made a similar point. But no matter who you are and how much you’ve matured, your behavior can vary dramatically across situations-particularly when different cues trigger different modes. Of course, it means something to be a kind and patient person. After all, isn’t a kind person always kind, a patient person always patient?
My ego is like a hermit crab without its shell.Īt first blush, this view of character seems absurd. I want other people to see things my way. But every so often, Hot-Tempered Angela makes an appearance.
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