The Basic Reason That Research on the Accuracy of Personality

question 44

Multiple Choice

The basic reason that research on the accuracy of personality judgments experienced a lengthy hiatus between 1955 and the mid-1980s was that ________.

• A) early researchers had already identified the characteristics of a good judge of personality
• B) researchers turned their attention to the content of personality judgments
• C) researchers lacked a consensual criteria for determining the accuracy of a personality judgment
• D) early research indicated that personality judgments are relatively inconsequential

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Definitions:

Selective Attrition

The process by which participants drop out of a study over time, not randomly, potentially biasing the results.

Cross-Sectional Study

This observational research approach evaluates information from either an entire population or a sample that reflects it, focusing on a singular time frame.

Longitudinal Study

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time, often years or even decades.

Selective Attrition

Selective attrition refers to the phenomenon where participants drop out of a study at different rates, often influenced by specific characteristics, which can bias the results.