Let me read your mind: Personality judgments based on a person’s natural stream of thought |
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Authors: | Shannon E Holleran Matthias R Mehl |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA |
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Abstract: | Past research on the accuracy of personality judgments has largely focused on person perception scenarios that are public in nature (e.g., face-to-face interactions, personal websites). This study investigated the accuracy of personality judgments on the basis of highly private information: a person’s natural stream of thought. Nine naïve judges rated the personality of 90 targets on the basis of their 20-min stream-of-consciousness essays. Judges’ level of accuracy was significant and substantial for all Big Five dimensions. The substantial and relatively uniform accuracy across all Big Five dimensions suggests that a person’s moment-to-moment thoughts provide good information for the accurate judgment of personality in general rather than specific diagnostic information for the accurate judgment of private traits such as Neuroticism. |
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Keywords: | Person perception Stream of consciousness Personality judgment |
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