Effects of Escalated Exposure to Information on Accuracy of Personality Judgment

Publication date: Available online 29 August 2019Source: Journal of Research in PersonalityAuthor(s): Andrew Beer, Katherine H. Rogers, Tera D. LetzringAbstractIn an investigation of the effects of increasing exposure to information on accuracy of personality trait judgments, judges rated a single target on three successive occasions, each of which involved the introduction of a novel piece of personal information. Varying the order in which types of information were presented allowed us to jointly examine the effects of information quality and quantity on accuracy in personality judgment. We found that (a) in general, more information led to higher accuracy, (b) some types of information led to greater gains in distinctive or normative accuracy, and (c) introduction of lower quality information did not negatively affect accuracy.

Source: Journal of Research in Personality - August 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research