Delprato D J
J Pers Assess. 1975 Aug;39(4):345-8. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa3904_3.
After students in different groups took one of four "personality tests" that varied in face validity, they received a generalized personality interpretation. Even though the test lowest in face validity merely required the subject to circle digits, judged accuracy of the interpretation (a) was high for all tests (76-87% of the ratings in the various test groups were good or excellent) and (b) was independent of type of test upon which the interpretation was purportedly derived. From 46-60% of the subjects in the various groups "definitely liked" or "liked" the interpretation; likability was independent of face validity of the test. Judged accuracy and likability of the interpretation correlated positively and significantly. The willingness of individuals to accept generalized statements about themselves is a researchable problem area suggested by the present research.
不同组的学生参加了四种表面效度不同的“性格测试”之一后，他们收到了一份概括性的性格解读。尽管表面效度最低的测试仅仅要求受试者圈出数字，但（a）所有测试的解读判断准确率都很高（各个测试组中76% - 87%的评分是良好或优秀），且（b）解读的准确率与据称所基于的测试类型无关。各个组中46% - 60%的受试者“绝对喜欢”或“喜欢”该解读；喜欢程度与测试的表面效度无关。解读的判断准确率和喜欢程度呈显著正相关。个体接受关于自己的概括性陈述的意愿是本研究提出的一个可研究的问题领域。
