Similarity and Assumed Similarity in Personality Reports of Well-Acquainted Persons

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 460-472

  Lee, Kibeom ^a   Ashton, Michael C ^b   Pozzebon, Julie A ^b   Visser, Beth A ^b   Bourdage, Joshua S ^a   Ogunfowora, Babatunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

agreement; assumed similarity; observer reports; personality; values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST;

FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749103381     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014059     Document Type: Article

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