Trait-inferential relationships and judgments about the personalities of others

Discusses the effects of trait-inferential relationships, defined in terms of perceived probabilities of joint occurrence, on the perception of the personalities of others. 216 male and female undergraduates served as judges predicted the targets' responses to personality statements, highly or...

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Published in:Canadian journal of behavioural science 1970, Vol.2 (1), p.1-17
Main Author: Lay, Clarry H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human
Human Sex Differences
Judgment
Personality Traits
Social Perception
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Summary:Discusses the effects of trait-inferential relationships, defined in terms of perceived probabilities of joint occurrence, on the perception of the personalities of others. 216 male and female undergraduates served as judges predicted the targets' responses to personality statements, highly or lowly inferentially related to the target information. Judges made a greater number of trait-inference judgments, were more certain, and were more willing to make a prediction on high-inferential than on low-inferential statements. Female judges were more inferentially "accurate" and thus more certain of their predictions than male judges. Other aspects of the data suggest that judges may have experienced conflict on statements that were inferentially negatively related to the target information, but frequently endorsed by others. A secondary analysis of the data indirectly supported this interpretation. (French summary) (26 ref.)
ISSN:0008-400X
1879-2669
DOI:10.1037/h0082706