Personality inconsistencies According to social-cognitive theory, inconsistencies in behavior are revealing of personality. Consider the case of Eliot Spitzer: Leader of student government in college. Graduate of Harvard Law School. As a district attorney, he fought organized crime. As attorney general of the State of New York, he continued to battle white collar crime. He was elected governor of New York in a landslide and pledged to restore confidence in government (Gershman, 2006). Spitzer seemed to be a model citizen and leader, high on traits such as reliability, conscientiousness, and trustworthiness—until a prostitution scandal forced him to resign from office.