A Judge May See a Target's Behavior, Pay Attention to the Behavior

question 29

Multiple Choice

A judge may see a target's behavior, pay attention to the behavior, and use the behavior in his or her judgment about the target's personality. However, for the personality judgment to be accurate, the

• A) observed behavior must be relevant to the trait being judged.
• B) behavior must be unusual and distinctive.
• C) judge must have observed the behavior on multiple occasions.
• D) personality trait must be cross-situationally consistent.

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Definitions:

General Intelligence

A theoretical measure of an individual's overall mental capability, often referred to as the 'g factor' in psychometric assessments.

Specific Abilities

Distinct skills or competencies in narrowly defined areas, contrasting with general intelligence.

Multiple Intelligences

A theory proposed by Howard Gardner, suggesting that intelligence is not a single entity, but a combination of different types of intelligences including linguistic, logical-mathematical, and spatial, among others.

Gardner

Refers to Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist known for his theory of multiple intelligences, which suggests that people have different kinds of intelligences.