I. Shyness Types A. Dispositional Is the shyness that goes with the person. Always shy. Shy in conversations, generally shy. B. Situational Experience in a particular situation. II. Dispositional Correlates A. Educational "Get screwed by society on a daily basis". B. Occupational Non shy people are better at interviews. The more you move up in an organization, the higher the pay. C. Relational - Non shy are more likely to return stuff. In a personal relationship, shy people are more likely to stick to one person. "dating anxiety fearful of going out with people they are attracted to. III. Causes of Dispositional Shyness A. Genetic some evidence of genetics being an influence shyness. in B. Reinforcement model - environment 1. Punishment 2. Non-responsiveness Neglect. A lot of people that are ignored as a child are more likely to be shy. 3. Learned Helplessness we want our actions to have dependable actions and if you can't figure it out then you'll give up. We want consistency. C. Skills Some people are more skillful of communicating than others. D. Modeling no good models of communications. IV. Reducing Dispositional Shyness A. Behavioral Therapies 1. Systematic desensitization 2. Cognitive restructuring 3. Visualization B. Skills Training V. Causes of Situational Shyness A. Conspicuousness B. Rigid Rules C. Labels D. Evaluation E. Novelty/Ambiguity