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Self-fulfilling prophecies also known as
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Expectancy effect- judgements of others can also affect you
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Types of expectancy effects
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intellectual expectancy effects- i.e. Rosenthal & Jacobson (1968) study how teachers treated students differently when they expected high scores from a random groupsocial expectancy effects- i.e. false photos shown when on phone, male talked to female he thought was pretty in way that made the woman respond in a warmer, humorous & poised manner
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What criteria can be used to assess accuracy of personality judgement from a constructivism point of view
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The philosophical view that reality, as a concrete entity, does not exist & that only ideas or "constructions" of reality exists.- none personality is a social construct
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What criteria can be used to assess accuracy of personality judgement from a critical realism point of view
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The philosophical view that the absence of perfect, infallible criteria for truth doesn't imply that all interpretations of reality are equally valid- all info might be helpful
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Convergent validation
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The process of assembling diverse pieces of info that converge on a common conclusion
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Inter-judge agreement
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The degree to which 2 or more judges of the same person provide the same description of personality
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Behavioural prediction/ predictive validity
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The degree to which a judgement can predict behaviour
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Moderators of accuracy
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Variables that change the correlation between a judgment & its criterion
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4 potential moderators of accuracy
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-the judge-the target-the trait that is judged-the info used to judge
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