Psychological Reports · 1968 · 22 citations · 1 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyExperimental PsychologyIndividual DifferencesPersonality PsychologyPersonality AssessmentPersonality TraitsPsychological AssessmentPsychological TestingTest ReliabilityTrait TheoryObserver Ratings Of PersonalityPersonality Judgment AccuracyPersonality Trait MeasurementPersonality Trait ValidityPsychometric ValidityReplication ModelsSelf-report Measures Of PersonalityTrait Accuracy
Using the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and a replication of Forer's procedure, ratings by a heterogeneous group of accuracy of vignettes as personality descriptions showed a marked disposition to regard descriptions as true.
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