A meta-analysis was conducted on the accuracy of predictions of various objective
outcomes in the areas of social and clinical psychology from short observations of …

Abstract The 5-factor approach (FFA) to personality description has been represented as a
comprehensive and compelling rubric for assessment. In this article, various misgivings …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the usefulness of factor analysis in developing and
evaluating personality scales that measure limited domain constructs The approach …

Originally published in 1984, this title looks at the development of temperament in early life.
At the time of publication there were three major perspectives on temperament: paediatrics …

The 1st of 4 studies using a total of 732 undergraduates revealed that M. Snyder's (see
record 1975-03047-001) self-monitoring scale exhibits a stable factor structure that does not …

The major contributions of operationism have been negative, largely because operationists
failed to distinguish logical theories of reference from empirical accounts of language …

The “accuracy paradigm” for the study of personality judgment provides an important, new
complement to the “error paradigm” that dominated this area of research for almost 2 …

The accuracy of strangers' consensual judgments of personality based on" thin slices" of
targets' nonverbal behavior were examined in relation to an ecologically valid criterion …

Accuracy and bias in self-perceptions of performance were studied in a managerial group-
discussion task. 102 Ss (aged 21–41 yrs) ranked their own performance and were ranked by …

This article summarizes evidence and issues associated with psychological assessment.
Data from more than 125 meta-analyses on test validity and 800 samples examining …