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Biases In Personality Test Results, Emily Shipman, Madison Atchley, Hannah More
Biases In Personality Test Results, Emily Shipman, Madison Atchley, Hannah More
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We studied the differences in perceived accuracy of general and specific personality test results in 89 participants. We hypothesized that participants receiving general feedback would rate their reliability higher than those receiving specific feedback. Each participant took a personality test, received either general or specific results, and then rated the accuracy of those results on a numbered scale. The participants who received general feedback, on average, thought the personality test “got them” the most. These results are important, because they show how people are willing to believe results that are vague because they tend to be more positive.