Blandar människor ihop kompetensrelaterad och personlighetsrelaterad information vid bedömning av andra?
(2022) PSPR14 20212Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- There is disagreement in the personality research-field whether competence and personality should be separate concepts. Bäckström et al. (2020) showed that people could separate items relating to frequency of behavior (personality) from items relating to quality of behavior (competence). We looked at how the amount of competence-related information, when describing people's characteristics, affected the perception of competence in different domains. We also examined the halo-effect in relation to the Big Five traits and their corresponding competencies. The first hypothesis was that people could differentiate between personality- and competence-information when assessing others. Hypothesis two was that the halo-effect would exist across... (More)
- There is disagreement in the personality research-field whether competence and personality should be separate concepts. Bäckström et al. (2020) showed that people could separate items relating to frequency of behavior (personality) from items relating to quality of behavior (competence). We looked at how the amount of competence-related information, when describing people's characteristics, affected the perception of competence in different domains. We also examined the halo-effect in relation to the Big Five traits and their corresponding competencies. The first hypothesis was that people could differentiate between personality- and competence-information when assessing others. Hypothesis two was that the halo-effect would exist across different competence domains when people were described as more competent. Students (N = 176) filled out a survey where they were asked to read vignettes containing different personality items from well-known personality tests (conscientiousness, openness, and extraversion were included) and with different amounts of competence information. They then rated the person's competence in three domains (self-management, innovation, and social ability) and how confident they felt about their rating. It was found that the participants' competence ratings were higher and spread more to other competence-domains if they received information that was distinctive for competence than if they received information that was distinctive for personality. The participants felt more confident about their ratings when they received more competence information. The result provided additional support that personality and competence can be distinguished. The discussion highlighted that these concepts could benefit from being measured separately. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Personlighetsforskare är oense om huruvida personlighet och kompetens är åtskilda. Tidigare forskning har visat att det finns en skillnad i personlighetstester mellan items som relaterar till hur folk tenderar att bete sig från hur väl personer utför beteenden, d.v.s. kompetens (Bäckström et al., 2020). Vi undersökte hur mängden kompetensrelaterad information vid beskrivning av människors egenskaper påverkade uppfattningen om kompetens inom olika domäner. Vidare undersökte studien eventuella halo-effekter i förhållande till Big Five-personlighetsdragen och dess motsvarande kompetensdomäner. Hypotes 1 handlade om att människor kunde göra skillnad på personlighets- respektive kompetensinformation vid bedömning av andra. Hypotes två handlade... (More)
- Personlighetsforskare är oense om huruvida personlighet och kompetens är åtskilda. Tidigare forskning har visat att det finns en skillnad i personlighetstester mellan items som relaterar till hur folk tenderar att bete sig från hur väl personer utför beteenden, d.v.s. kompetens (Bäckström et al., 2020). Vi undersökte hur mängden kompetensrelaterad information vid beskrivning av människors egenskaper påverkade uppfattningen om kompetens inom olika domäner. Vidare undersökte studien eventuella halo-effekter i förhållande till Big Five-personlighetsdragen och dess motsvarande kompetensdomäner. Hypotes 1 handlade om att människor kunde göra skillnad på personlighets- respektive kompetensinformation vid bedömning av andra. Hypotes två handlade om att det fanns en halo-effekt över olika kompetensdomäner om människor beskrevs som mer kompetenta. Studenter (N = 176) genomförde en enkät där de fick läsa vinjetter beskrivna med olika items från personlighetstester (samvetsgrannhet, öppenhet och extraversion) och olika mängd kompetensinformation. Därefter fick de skatta personens kompetens inom tre domäner (självhantering, innovation och social förmåga) samt hur säkra de kände sig på sin bedömning. Resultatet visade att deltagarnas kompetensskattningar blev högre och spred sig mer till andra kompetensdomäner när de fick information som var utmärkande för kompetens, än när de fick information som var utmärkande för personlighet. Deltagarna kände sig även mer säkra på sina bedömningar när de fick mer kompetensinformation. Resultatet gav ytterligare stöd för att personlighet- och kompetens kan särskiljas. Diskussionen lyfte att dessa begrepp hade kunnat gynnas av att mätas separat. (Less)
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- author
- Boeryd, Magdalena LU and Sacredeus, Anna LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Do people confuse competence-related and personality-related information when judging others?
- course
- PSPR14 20212
- year
- 2022
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Big Five, personlighet, kompetens, halo-effekt, personality, competence, halo effect
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9071364
- date added to LUP
- 2022-01-13 13:19:20
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- 2022-01-13 13:19:20
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abstract = {{There is disagreement in the personality research-field whether competence and personality should be separate concepts. Bäckström et al. (2020) showed that people could separate items relating to frequency of behavior (personality) from items relating to quality of behavior (competence). We looked at how the amount of competence-related information, when describing people's characteristics, affected the perception of competence in different domains. We also examined the halo-effect in relation to the Big Five traits and their corresponding competencies. The first hypothesis was that people could differentiate between personality- and competence-information when assessing others. Hypothesis two was that the halo-effect would exist across different competence domains when people were described as more competent. Students (N = 176) filled out a survey where they were asked to read vignettes containing different personality items from well-known personality tests (conscientiousness, openness, and extraversion were included) and with different amounts of competence information. They then rated the person's competence in three domains (self-management, innovation, and social ability) and how confident they felt about their rating. It was found that the participants' competence ratings were higher and spread more to other competence-domains if they received information that was distinctive for competence than if they received information that was distinctive for personality. The participants felt more confident about their ratings when they received more competence information. The result provided additional support that personality and competence can be distinguished. The discussion highlighted that these concepts could benefit from being measured separately.}},
author = {{Boeryd, Magdalena and Sacredeus, Anna}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Blandar människor ihop kompetensrelaterad och personlighetsrelaterad information vid bedömning av andra?}},
year = {{2022}},
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