Gosling et al - Room with a cue - 2002 - personality judgements based on bedrooms and offices

9 important questions on Gosling et al - Room with a cue - 2002 - personality judgements based on bedrooms and offices

Describe the mechanism which impact observers impression of personality, based on  personal environment and processes?

Mechanism/cue types -
underlying disposition -
manifest behavior -
residue/evidence of behavior.

The first step is that observers infer behavior from residu and
step two is that they infer dispositions from behavior.
Or observers infer stereotypes from residues and associated traits from behavior.

There is a underlying construct
-> a lens by cues
-> observer judgements =
functional achievement / observer accuracy.

Which four mechanisms or cue types are there?

- Self directed identity claims (holiday souvenir)
- Other directed identity claims (personal certificate)
- Interior behavior residue (papers)
- Exterioir behavior  residue (umbrellas)

Which four underlying dispositions, manifest behavior and residue/evidences are there?

- Sentimental (self directed identity) - collecting memorables (residue pebble)
- Social responsible (other directed) - Voting (residue I vote sticker)
- Conscientious (interior residue) - organize belongings (organized workspace
- Sensation seeking (exterior behavioral) - snowboarding (snowboard in room)
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Which four research questions did they use?

1) Do observers agree on personality ratings, based on personal environments?
2) Which cues are been used?
3) Are observer ratings accurate?
4) Do sex stereotypes account for consensus and accuracy?

Which three sources of data collections were been used?

- Personality measures
- Characteristics of the room (43 environmental features like numbersof books)
- Observer judgements ratings

What means cue validity?

Which cues are good predictors for which trait.

Information connected to personality traits.
Examples: conscientieus -> organized, homogeneous bookcollections, cd's ..
Openness for experience - . distinctive, unconventional

What means cue utilization?

Which cues are really used to form impressions.

Examples:
Good versus poor condition of envir. (cons)
Decorated versus non decorated (extravert)
colorfull versus drab (extravert)
full versus empty (extravert-cons)
Veried magazines (extravert-openess-cons)
Many (of few) CD's
Stylish

What is the general conclusion of the study?

An observer who has briefly examined an individuals living or working environment, will form consistent impressions of someones personality. These are often accurate.

Stereotype use sexe and race differences

Sexe: only partially explains observers consensus and accuracy (bv perceptions of agreeableness and emotional stability, consistent stereotypes).

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