DISC is a behavior assessment tool based on DISC psychologist William Moulton Marston's theory, which centers on four different behavioral traits: domination, inducement, surrender, and obedience. This theory was later developed into a behavioral assessment tool by industry psychologist Walter Vernon Clarke.
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History
Marston is a lawyer and a psychologist; he also contributed to the first polygraph test, writing self-help books and creating Wonder Woman characters. His greatest contribution to psychology came when he produced the characteristics of DISC emotions and normal person behavior (at the time, 'normal' had a 'typical' meaning rather than an antonym for 'abnormal'). Marston, after conducting research on human emotions, published his findings in his 1928 book Emotions of Normal People in which he explained that people illustrate their emotions using four types of behavior: Domination (D), Persuasion (I)), Submission (S), and Compliance (C). He argues that this type of behavior stems from self-awareness and their interaction with the environment. It includes two dimensions that affect people's emotional behavior. The first dimension is whether one views the environment as beneficial or unfavorable. The second dimension is whether a person feels he or she has control or lack of control over the environment.
Although Marston contributed to the creation of DISC's judgment, he did not create it. In 1956, Walter Clarke, an industrial psychologist, built the DISC assessment using Marston's theory of the DISC model. He did this by publishing an Event Vector Analysis, a list of adjectives he asked people to show an accurate description of themselves. This assessment is intended for use in businesses that need help in selecting qualified employees.
About 10 years later, Walter Clarke Associates developed a new version of this instrument. It's called Self-Descriptions. Instead of using checklists, this test forces respondents to make a choice between two or more terms. This assessment factor analysis is added to the support of DISC-based instruments. Self Descriptions were used by John Geier to create the original Personal Profile System in the 1970s.
DISC has been used to help determine the course of action when dealing with problems as a leadership team - that is, considering various aspects of each type when troubleshooting or assigning jobs.
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See also
- Learning styles
- Personality psychology
- Psychology
- Psychometry
- Herrmann Brain Dominating Instrument
- Keirsey Temperament Sorter
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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References
- Duck, J. (2006). "Making connections: Improving the performance of virtual teams through profiles of behavioral and behavioral cues". Developments in Business Simulations and Experimental Learning , 33, 358-9. Retrieved from https://absel-ojs-ttu.tdl.org/absel/index.php/absel/article/view/544
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