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Article: Person theories: Their temporal stability and relation to intertrait inferences

TitlePerson theories: Their temporal stability and relation to intertrait inferences
Authors
KeywordsImpression
Intertrait inferences
Person theories
Personality
Temporal stability
Issue Date2008
PublisherSage Publications, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=65
Citation
Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin, 2008, v. 34 n. 7, p. 965-977 How to Cite?
AbstractThis article tests whether individual differences in inferring one trait from another (intertrait inferences) can be linked to lay beliefs about the malleability of personality (person theories). It finds that holding the belief that personality is malleable (incremental theory) rather than fixed (entity theory) at the time of inferences is associated with less extreme inferences involving semantically related (but not unrelated) traits. Although person theories have been assumed to be stable over time, existing short-term test-retest coefficients do not capture their instability over a longer period. These results can illuminate interrater discrepancies in assessments of personality pathology and job performance, enrich understanding of such phenomena as stereotyping and impression formation, refine the interpretation of past research involving person theories, and inform research planning. © 2008 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/60766
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.325
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dc.contributor.authorKoehler, DJen_HK
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dc.date.issued2008en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPersonality And Social Psychology Bulletin, 2008, v. 34 n. 7, p. 965-977en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0146-1672en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThis article tests whether individual differences in inferring one trait from another (intertrait inferences) can be linked to lay beliefs about the malleability of personality (person theories). It finds that holding the belief that personality is malleable (incremental theory) rather than fixed (entity theory) at the time of inferences is associated with less extreme inferences involving semantically related (but not unrelated) traits. Although person theories have been assumed to be stable over time, existing short-term test-retest coefficients do not capture their instability over a longer period. These results can illuminate interrater discrepancies in assessments of personality pathology and job performance, enrich understanding of such phenomena as stereotyping and impression formation, refine the interpretation of past research involving person theories, and inform research planning. © 2008 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
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dc.rightsPersonality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Copyright © Sage Publications, Inc.en_HK
dc.subjectImpressionen_HK
dc.subjectIntertrait inferencesen_HK
dc.subjectPerson theoriesen_HK
dc.subjectPersonalityen_HK
dc.subjectTemporal stabilityen_HK
dc.titlePerson theories: Their temporal stability and relation to intertrait inferencesen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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