The stories we tell,the reputations we form: Narrative identity and person perception |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Lake Superior College, United States;1. Psychology, Northwestern University, United States;2. The Family Institute, Northwestern University, United States;3. Psychology, University of St. Francis, United States;4. Psychology, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, United States;1. University of California, Riverside, United States;2. Monmouth College, United States;1. College of Foundation Science, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150028, People''s Republic of China;2. Department of Physics, College of Natural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Physics, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin 133002, People''s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | We explored the degree of consensus and accuracy in observers’ ratings of targets’ traits and autobiographical narratives. Targets narrated life high, low, and turning points and reported their personality traits. The conceptual content of these stories had previously been quantified. Here, groups of observers provided ratings of targets’ traits, knowability (how well the observer felt they ‘knew’ the target), and story conventionality, after reading each narrative. Observers exhibited consensus in perceptions of traits, knowability, and story conventionality. These ratings corresponded with targets’ self-ratings of traits, to a modest degree. The knowability of narrators did not moderate this relation, nor did key scene type. The conceptual content of targets’ narratives partially accounted for the relation between observer-reported and target-reported traits. |
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| Keywords: | Life stories Narrative identity Personality traits Person perception Knowability Story conventionality |
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