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- Title
Comparing the Accuracy of Personality Judgments by the Self and Knowledgeable Others.
- Authors
Kolar, David W.; Funder, David C.; Colvin, C. Randall
- Abstract
In this article we compare the accuracy of personality judgments by the self and by knowledgeable others. Self- and acquaintance judgments of general personality attributes were used to predict general, videotaped behavioral criteria. Results slightly favored the predictive validity of personality judgments made by single acquaintances over self-judgments, and significantly favored the aggregated personality judgments of two acquaintances over self-judgments. These findings imply that the most valid source for personality judgments that are relevant to patterns of overt behavior may not be self-reports but the consensus of the judgment of the community of one's peers.
- Subjects
PERSONALITY; JUDGMENT (Psychology); SELF; BEHAVIOR; PEERS
- Publication
Journal of Personality, 1996, Vol 64, Issue 2, p311
- ISSN
0022-3506
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-6494.1996.tb00513.x