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      Who knows what about a person? The self-other knowledge asymmetry (SOKA) model.

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      Journal of personality and social psychology
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          This article tests a new model for predicting which aspects of personality are best judged by the self and which are best judged by others. Previous research suggests an asymmetry in the accuracy of personality judgments: Some aspects of personality are known better to the self than others and vice versa. According to the self-other knowledge asymmetry (SOKA) model presented here, the self should be more accurate than others for traits low in observability (e.g., neuroticism), whereas others should be more accurate than the self for traits high in evaluativeness (e.g., intellect). In the present study, 165 participants provided self-ratings and were rated by 4 friends and up to 4 strangers in a round-robin design. Participants then completed a battery of behavioral tests from which criterion measures were derived. Consistent with SOKA model predictions, the self was the best judge of neuroticism-related traits, friends were the best judges of intellect-related traits, and people of all perspectives were equally good at judging extraversion-related traits. The theoretical and practical value of articulating this asymmetry is discussed.

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          Journal
          J Pers Soc Psychol
          Journal of personality and social psychology
          American Psychological Association (APA)
          1939-1315
          0022-3514
          Feb 2010
          : 98
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1125, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. svazire@artsci.wustl.edu
          Article
          2010-00584-009
          10.1037/a0017908
          20085401
          75d86b83-e1fe-4a2a-85ba-7bfb230cbef5
          Copyright 2009 APA, all rights reserved
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