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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2002.tb00106.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ijsa.12109 https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=_wmzU8O4IcEC&oi=fnd&pg=PA71&dq=trait+activation+theory&ots=fwkerqcxF6&sig=2xqyK897I9BziJz5dXP1F-V6jPU#v=onepage&q=trait%20activation%20theory&f=false https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6802&context=lkcsb_research https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ijtd.12092 Mrgalbraith (talk) 22:46, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Probable Outline Reconstruction Areas
1. rework opening sentence to better reflect WHAT personality trait is (not just what it's composed of)

2. move 3 paragraphs under opening sentence into "Other Relative Concepts" 2a. rename "Other Relative Concepts" to "The Composition of the Theory and Relative Concepts" 3. Move everything from "Key Principles" to below the opening sentence 3a. delete "Key Principles" 4. Rename "Tests of the Theory" to "Support and Criticism of the Theory" 4a. subtitles w/in section of "Support" and "Criticism" 5. Combine "Practical Implications" and "Activation of TAT" 5a. incorporate "Role in explaining situational specificity" into new section

OR

4. Move first four paragraphs of "Tests of Theory" into "History of the Theory" 4a. have "Criticism" be its own section

Areas of Focus for Content Additions
1. history 2. applications 3. info that's currently in "Key Principles"

Swatsinator (talk) 19:25, 20 March 2020 (UTC)Swatsinator

First Additions
One advantage of the use of trait activation theory (TAT) is its incorporation of personality traits, job performance, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. This acts as an advantage for the theory because it gives the theory the ability to condense and improve the use of personality tests in the workforce. In turn, this allows easier and more effective pairing or individual identification of companion theories that will be the most crucial for gathering the desired data. For example, cognitive affective personality systems (CAPS) paired with TAT helps to evaluate how certain situational factors would trigger affective and cognitive scripts.

Peer Review (Blake Braswell)
I think that your suggested outline for reconstructing the article will provide a better representation of the information that will improve the clarity of the article for the reader. In your "First Additions" section, I like that you generally use terminology that would be discernible to the general public. However, the addition may benefit from adding definitions for intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and affect; doing so would aid in comprehension for individuals that are not familiar with the field of psychology.

So far, it appears that you are using accurate, unbiased sources. However, in your discussion post, you mentioned having difficulty with using S&T's databases to find sources, as individuals outside of S&T may not have access to those same sources. I would suggest using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to locate those sources on a general platform. The DOI will remain consistent between different sites, although the specific URL may change depending on what site you utilize to search for the source. I hope that helps, and if you need any clarification, I would be happy to help.

Overall, the edits to your article seem very beneficial, and I am excited to see where you take it.

BlakeBraswell (talk) 22:24, 28 March 2020 (UTC)