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SPECIALGUIDELINESFORUSING

ROLE-YINGANDINSTRUMENTS

Thefollowingguidelineswillbeusefultoinstructorswhohavenothadextensive

experiencewithrole-yingactivities,orhavenotusedself-diagnosticquestionnaires

andalityscaintheclassroom.

SpecialGuidelinesforUsingRole-ying1

Role-yingisprobablyoneoftheoldest(comparativelyspeaking)techniques

formakingbehavioralsciencematerials“comealive”intheclassroom.Theadvantages

arewellknownandhavebeenspelledoutmorefullyinavarietyofverydatedbut

‘original’sources.2Wewillonlybrieflylistthemhere:

1.Role-yingprovidesarealworldcontextforexploringbehavioralprincip,as

opposedtodiscussingthemastheoryorasprincipdevoidofthe

organizationalnitty-gritty.

2.Itallowsforspontaneityandinvolvementinthematerial,andrequiresmoreofa

alcommitmentfromthestudentthanreadinganddiscussingacase.

3.Itpermitstheexaminationofbehavior,asopposedtotheoreticalanalysisor

speculation.Whatpeopleactuallydois,ofcourse,oftenquitedifferentfrom

whattheysaytheywoulddoorothersshoulddo.Role-yingenabusto

lookatwhatpeopleactuallydo.

4.Atthesametime,itgivespeopletheopportunitytoexperimentwithnewwaysof

behavingwithoutnecessarilyfacingthereal-worldconsequencesofthat

experimentation.

5.Finally,theinvolvementbredbyrole-