CONVERGENCE OF STRANGER RATINGS OF PERSONALITY AND INTELLIGENCE WITH SELF-RATINGS, PARTNER RATINGS, AND MEASURED INTELLIGENCE

Several studies have shown above-chance agreement of self-reports on e xtraversion and conscientiousness with ratings by strangers, indicatin g that ratings by strangers might be quite accurate. Because self-repo rts are a less-than-ideal criterion to evaluate the accuracy of strang er ratings, however, the present study compared them also with ratings by acquaintances and with targets' performance on an intelligence tes t. Ratings of extraversion, conscientiousness, and intelligence by str angers having been exposed to a videotape of targets were significantl y related to self-reports of these traits as well as to ratings by acq uaintances. Moreover, ratings of intelligence by strangers were relate d to targets, measured intelligence, provided that judges had been exp osed to a sound film of the targets.