Exam 5: Personality Judgment

Research from multiple psychological domains has demonstrated that first impressions are

Match the most applicable stage of the Realistic Accuracy Model with each hypothetical successful or failed judgment. -An attentive judge notices important patterns in a target's speech.

The finding that more observable traits yield better interjudge agreement suggests that peer judgment is based more on ________ than on ________.

According to a recent study described in the textbook, which of the following is accurate about people who describe themselves as "a good judge of personality"?

Maria realizes that it is easy for her to talk to people at parties and that she is therefore high in extraversion. To what component of the Realistic Accuracy Model (RAM) does this realization speak?

According to the text, ________ describes a context where social norms tend to restrict what people do.

In making an overall judgment of your personality, which person should be MOST accurate?

Based on recent research, what approach for job interviews might be the best?

A salesperson has been married for 10 years, but her husband has never seen her do her job. According to the textbook, which of the following statements is true regarding the accurate prediction of her behavior during her work?

The statement "There is no such thing as objective reality, only human ideas or perceptions of reality" would MOST likely be made by a(n) ________. The statement "The absence of perfect, infallible criteria for truth does not force us to conclude that all interpretations of reality are equally likely to be correct" would MOST likely be made by a(n) ________.

Consider the following scenario: A child cries for his father to take him to the park while they are at the library. Which of the following represents a likely reason that accurate judgment of the child's extraversion might fail?

One difficulty that early researchers encountered in identifying the good judge of personality was that

Match the most applicable stage of the Realistic Accuracy Model with each hypothetical successful or failed judgment. -Jake makes a judgment of Marla's high conscientiousness based on her friendliness.

When Andrew argues that some interpretations of reality are more correct than others, he is advocating the ________ philosophical position.

Broadly speaking, improving the accuracy of personality judgments depends notably on how well everyone is able to

Andersen (1984) found that the quality of information affected the accuracy of personality judgments. According to the results of this study, information obtained from which actions would MOST likely lead to a social impression that corresponds to the target's self-assessment?

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the textbook as a potential moderator of accuracy?

A good judge of personality seems to be high in

Match the most applicable stage of the Realistic Accuracy Model with each hypothetical successful or failed judgment. -A judge accurately identifies another person's trait.

Doug has known Manesh for more than 20 years. Jim has only known Manesh since he joined Jim's department at Acme Advertising Agency two months ago. According to Colvin and Funder's (1991) study of the boundaries on the acquaintanceship effect, if both Doug and Jim are asked to predict how Manesh will behave during a presentation at work next week, whose predictions will be more accurate?