Presentation Type
Poster
Department
Psychology
Location
Walker Conference Center B
Description
We studied the differences in perceived accuracy of general and specific personality test results in 89 participants. We hypothesized that participants receiving general feedback would rate their reliability higher than those receiving specific feedback. Each participant took a personality test, received either general or specific results, and then rated the accuracy of those results on a numbered scale. The participants who received general feedback, on average, thought the personality test “got them” the most. These results are important, because they show how people are willing to believe results that are vague because they tend to be more positive.
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Biases in Personality Test Results
Walker Conference Center B
We studied the differences in perceived accuracy of general and specific personality test results in 89 participants. We hypothesized that participants receiving general feedback would rate their reliability higher than those receiving specific feedback. Each participant took a personality test, received either general or specific results, and then rated the accuracy of those results on a numbered scale. The participants who received general feedback, on average, thought the personality test “got them” the most. These results are important, because they show how people are willing to believe results that are vague because they tend to be more positive.
Comments
This paper was presented as part of the PSYC 3053 Research Methods 2 course taught by Dr. Jennifer Fayard.