Using Cross-Classified Structural Equation Models to Examine the Accuracy of Personality Judgments

Psychometrika

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 475-497

  Nestler, Steffen ^a   Back, Mitja D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

accuracy; cross classified structural equation models; lens model; mixed models; personality judgments

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRY;

HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84948973754     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-015-9485-6     Document Type: Article

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