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Defining and Assessing the Accuracy of Self-Judgment: The Criterion Problem Defining and Assessing the Accuracy of Self-Judgment: The Criterion Problem
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Self–Other Agreement Self–Other Agreement
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Prediction Prediction
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Agreement and Prediction in Everyday Interactions Agreement and Prediction in Everyday Interactions
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The Blind, Biased, and/or Deluded Self-Judge The Blind, Biased, and/or Deluded Self-Judge
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The Accurate Self-Judge The Accurate Self-Judge
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Evidence from Studies of Self–Other Agreement Evidence from Studies of Self–Other Agreement
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Evidence from Studies Involving the Prediction of Daily Life Experiences and Behavior Evidence from Studies Involving the Prediction of Daily Life Experiences and Behavior
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Predicting Emotional Experiences in Daily Life Predicting Emotional Experiences in Daily Life
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Predicting Personality States Predicting Personality States
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Predicting Behavior and Daily Activities Predicting Behavior and Daily Activities
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Evidence from Studies Involving the Prediction of Life Outcomes Evidence from Studies Involving the Prediction of Life Outcomes
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Conclusions and Future Directions Conclusions and Future Directions
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References References
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Notes Notes
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11 The Accuracy of Self-Judgments of Personality
Get accessJana S. Spain is a Professor of Psychology at High Point University. She earned her MA in 1991 and PhD in 1994 from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Psychology from San Diego State University in 1988. Dr. Spain’s research focuses on the link between personality and daily life experience and the accuracy of personality judgments.
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Published:09 July 2020
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Abstract
How accurate are self-judgments of personality traits? When it comes to judging our own enduring personality characteristics, are we hopelessly blind, deluded, and biased, or are we generally accurate? In order to answer these questions, this chapter reviews the empirical evidence regarding the accuracy of trait self-judgments. Although self-judgments are not always perfectly accurate, the majority of studies suggest that self-judgments of personality have considerable validity. Self-judgments of both narrow, specific traits and the broad personality factors of the Big Five agree with judgments provided by knowledgeable others and predict personality-relevant states, experiences, behaviors, and consequential life outcomes. Suggestions for improving the accuracy of our self-judgments and directions for future research on the accuracy of trait self-judgments are discussed.
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