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Consensus in personality judgments at zero acquaintance.

L Albright1, D A Kenny, T E Malloy

  • 1University of Connecticut.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|September 1, 1988
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Strangers can infer personality traits like extraversion and conscientiousness from physical appearance alone. Shared stereotypes about looks influence these first impressions, with some accuracy found in these judgments.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Person Perception

Background:

  • First impressions and personality judgments are crucial in social interactions.
  • Limited research exists on personality judgments made under zero-acquaintance conditions.
  • Physical appearance is often the primary information available when individuals are unacquainted.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of physical appearance on personality judgments when perceivers and targets are unacquainted (zero acquaintance).
  • To determine if consensus in personality judgments arises from shared stereotypes linking physical characteristics to personality traits.
  • To examine the validity of these zero-acquaintance personality judgments.

Main Methods:

  • Three experimental studies were conducted with a total of 259 subjects.

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  • Participants made personality judgments of targets based solely on physical appearance, without any interaction.
  • Personality judgments were assessed on five dimensions, including extraversion and conscientiousness.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant portion of the variance in personality judgments (extraversion, conscientiousness) was attributable to the target's physical appearance.
    • Consensus in extraversion judgments was significantly mediated by judgments of physical attractiveness.
    • Evidence suggested some validity in consensus judgments for extraversion and conscientiousness, correlating with self-judgments.

    Conclusions:

    • Physical appearance significantly influences personality judgments in zero-acquaintance situations.
    • Shared appearance-based stereotypes contribute to consensus in personality judgments.
    • Zero-acquaintance judgments, particularly for extraversion and conscientiousness, possess a degree of accuracy.