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Consensus in interpersonal perception: acquaintance and the big five

D A Kenny1, L Albright, T E Malloy

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-1020.

Psychological Bulletin
|September 1, 1994
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Judges show moderate agreement in personality ratings, with higher consensus for extraversion. Contrary to expectations, increased acquaintance did not significantly boost rating agreement across 32 studies.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Consensus, or inter-rater agreement, is crucial for understanding social perception and personality assessment.
  • Previous research has explored factors influencing consensus, but a standardized measure and comprehensive review were lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a variance-based measure of consensus using generalizability theory.
  • To review consensus levels across 32 studies, examining the influence of acquaintance and trait dimensions.
  • To investigate discrepancies between theoretical predictions and empirical findings regarding acquaintance and consensus.

Main Methods:

  • Application of generalizability theory to calculate a percentage of total variance measure for consensus.
  • Systematic review of 32 empirical studies on interpersonal judgment and consensus.

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  • Analysis of consensus levels in relation to varying levels of acquaintance and specific trait dimensions.

    • Main Results:

    • Consensus correlations across studies ranged from 0 to approximately .3.
    • Higher levels of consensus were observed for ratings of Extraversion compared to other traits.
    • Empirical findings did not support the hypothesis that increased acquaintance leads to higher consensus, a result explained by existing theoretical models.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed variance measure provides a robust way to quantify consensus in social perception research.
    • Consensus in personality ratings is moderate and trait-dependent, with Extraversion showing the highest agreement.
    • The counterintuitive finding regarding acquaintance and consensus highlights the complexity of interpersonal judgment and warrants further theoretical and empirical investigation.