Determinants of consensus in person judgments

The joint influence of information overlap, information quantity, cross-situational consistency, and shared meaning

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ID6206540
AuthorsAnne Wiedenroth (0000-0002-9282-3666, Technische Universität Dresden), Nele M Wessels (0000-0003-0259-0713, Osnabrück University), Daniel Leising (0000-0001-8503-5840, Technische Universität Dresden)
Year2024
Volume127
Issue1
Pages176-198
Publication date2024-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/pspp0000494
PMID38512208
OpenAlexW4393039903
LanguageEN
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3,963 perceivers) and then rated the targets' personalities after each video. Overlap of the observed situations was systematically varied across perceivers. Consensus was higher when perceivers (a) observed a target in more overlapping situations, (b) observed a target in more situations overall, judged characteristics (c) for which between-target differences were more consistent across situations, or (d) for which perceivers had more similar meaning systems. The effect of overlap was more important with low consistency or information quantity, but moderate in size overall. In light of prior research failing to adequately operationalize overlap and consider its interplay with other factors, this study presents the strongest evidence to date on these issues. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

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