Andersen (1984) Found That the Quality of Information Affected the Accuracy

question 76

Multiple Choice

Andersen (1984) found that the quality of information affected the accuracy of personality judgments. According to the results of this study, information obtained from which actions would MOST likely lead to a social impression that corresponds to the target's self-assessment?

• A) listening to the target describe his or her overt behaviors
• B) observing the person's behaviors at work
• C) watching a 5-minute videotaped interaction between the target and an opposite-sex stranger
• D) listening to the target describe his or her thoughts and feelings

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