Comparing the accuracy of personality judgements by the self and knowledgeable others.
In this article we compare the accuracy of personality judgements by the self and by knowledgeable others. Self- and acquaintance judgements of general personality attributes were used to predict general, videotaped behavioral criteria. Results slightly favored the predictive validity of personality judgements made by single acquaintances over self-judgements, and significantly favored the aggregated personality judgements of two acquaintances over self-judgements. These findings imply that the most valid source for personality judgements that are relevant to patterns of overt behavior may not be self-reports but the consensus of the judgement of the community of one's peers.
Kolar
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University of California, Riverside, USA.
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Colvin
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D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012647:Self-Assessment