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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality assessment and behavioral prediction at first impression
AU - Vartanian, Oshin
AU - Stewart, Keith
AU - Mandel, David
AU - Pavlovic, N
AU - McLellan, L
AU - Taylor, Paul
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Research has demonstrated high levels of consensus and self-other agreement for extraversion and conscientiousness. However, the mechanisms whereby these assessments contribute to accuracy in behavioral predictions remain unclear. In this study, two judges rated targets on Big Five personality factors, and predicted their compliance to offer help in response to a fabricated emergency. Whereas one judge interacted directly with the target, the other judge only observed the interaction. There was consensus and self-other agreement on conscientiousness for both judges. Critically, self-reported conscientiousness fully mediated the effect of judged conscientiousness on compliance to offer help, regardless of the nature of the judge–target interaction. These results demonstrate a mechanism whereby judged personality can predict a specific behavioral outcome in initially unacquainted persons.
AB - Research has demonstrated high levels of consensus and self-other agreement for extraversion and conscientiousness. However, the mechanisms whereby these assessments contribute to accuracy in behavioral predictions remain unclear. In this study, two judges rated targets on Big Five personality factors, and predicted their compliance to offer help in response to a fabricated emergency. Whereas one judge interacted directly with the target, the other judge only observed the interaction. There was consensus and self-other agreement on conscientiousness for both judges. Critically, self-reported conscientiousness fully mediated the effect of judged conscientiousness on compliance to offer help, regardless of the nature of the judge–target interaction. These results demonstrate a mechanism whereby judged personality can predict a specific behavioral outcome in initially unacquainted persons.
KW - First impression
KW - Interpersonal perception
KW - Thin slicing
KW - Zero acquaintance
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2011.05.024
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2011.05.024
M3 - Journal article
VL - 52
SP - 250
EP - 254
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
IS - 3
ER -