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Prevention focus and conscientiousness drive accurate responding in stimulus detection

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Accurate stimulus classification is an important component of decision-making. This study investigated the combined effect of the Five Factor Model with Regulatory Focus personality traits on signal detection in a go/no-go paradigm. Conscientiousness factor analyzed into 2 components: c-perseverance and c-organization. C-perseverance correlated with both prevention and promotion factors while c-organization only correlated with prevention. Prevention predicted both greater sensitivity and slower response speed. C-perseverance was associated with a higher threshold for responding, while c-organization was associated with the reverse. These findings highlight the importance of self-regulation and trait mechanisms in go/no-go classification and may be used to inform recruitment and training techniques for occupations where speeded stimulus discrimination is key, such as for security or threat-detection organizations.

Source: Journal of Research in Personality

DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2023.104430

Authors: Xiao Liu, Stephen J. Read, Ashley Rabin, Kimberly A. Pollard, Benjamin T. Files

Institutions: University of Southern California, DCS Corporation (United States), DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command

Language: English

Topic: Personality Traits and Psychology

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,620

Funder: Army Research Laboratory