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One relatively simple model was
part of the "interpersonal classification system" developed by psychologists
Coffey, Freedman, Leary, and Ossorio in the late 1940s. Since that time, this
model has been the subject of more intense empirical research than any other.
Validation
In 1950, the Kaiser Foundation and the U.S. Public Health Service undertook
a series of research projects to validate the "Coffey Model" —
and to develop it further. That research and numerous subsequent studies concluded
that the Coffey Model and other models like it represent valid classifications
of interpersonal behavior.
Adaptation
Though proven valid, the Coffey Model, and a variation of it resulting from
the Kaiser Foundation research, needed further refinement and simplification for
business applications. Psychological Associates' Dimensional® Model of Human
Behavior™ is the result of that refinement and simplification.
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Dimensional Model of
Human Behavior
The Dimensional® Model of Human Behavior is a tool designed to organize
aspects of behavior most people already recognize into logical categories.
For example, virtually everyone has encountered people whose behavior indicates
their inclination to:
- Impose their will on other people — control them, so to speak
- Avoid situations that represent a risk
- Put social acceptance above virtually all other needs or objectives
- Place the highest priority on cooperating with others to achieve important
goals and objectives
These four inclinations represent the four basic types of human behavior that
the Dimensional® Model makes easy to identify and understand.
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