University of Tartu; The Estonian Academy of Sciences.
J Pers. 2018 Feb;86(1):109-123. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12329. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
Researchers seem to believe that accepting the reality of personality traits inevitably leads to a dogma about the incredible complexity of these traits and their judgment. This article challenges this thesis and its assertion that the accuracy of personality judgment can only be achieved when a "good target" or a "good trait" is being judged using "good information," and when a "good judge" makes the judgment. It is argued that because trait dimensions are universally applicable to all persons, there is no stable ranking of good targets. The independence of major personality dimensions is incompatible with the distinction between good and bad traits. There seems to be no privileged source of information because information is everywhere, and its retrieval requires unsophisticated skills. Because of the simplicity of the task, it is usually impossible to determine who a good judge is. A new thesis of simplicity is proposed as a guide through equally plausible personality theories.
研究人员似乎认为，接受人格特质的现实不可避免地导致了一种教条主义，即这些特质及其判断的不可思议的复杂性。本文挑战了这一论点及其断言，即只有在使用“好信息”判断“好目标”或“好特质”，并且由“好的评判者”做出判断时，才能实现人格判断的准确性。本文认为，由于特质维度普遍适用于所有人，因此不存在稳定的好目标排序。主要人格维度的独立性与好特质和坏特质之间的区别不兼容。似乎没有特权信息来源，因为信息无处不在，检索信息只需要简单的技能。由于任务简单，通常不可能确定谁是好的评判者。本文提出了一个简单性的新论点，作为通过同样合理的人格理论的指导。
