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Are You a Skilled Social Actor or a Social Chameleon?

We all engage in impression management - trying to put our best foot forward and "fit in" in social situations. Two psychological constructs address how people "perform" in social situations, and there are subtle, but important, differences. Which are you? Read More

Social "skills"

Are there any effective ways to improve one’s Social Control and/or self-monitoring? Or are people stuck with what they have…

Low on both

What if someone has little social control AND little self monitoring? Do they become instant social outcasts or something? Because that's pretty much what I am...

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Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D., is the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology at Claremont McKenna College.

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