Validity in Personal Trait Attribution.

Gormly, John; Edelberg, Walter

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Publication Date: 1974

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Validity in Personal Trait Attribution

Gormly, John; Edelberg, Walter

American Psychologist, 29, 3, 189-193, Mar 74

Results of this study provide strong evidence for the position that social aggressiveness can accurately be considered as a personality trait; that is, peer ratings of aggressiveness describe a recognizable component of a person's behavior which is consistent across situations. (Author)

Descriptors: Aggression, Hostility, Individual Characteristics, Personality Studies, Psychological Studies, Psychological Testing, Violence

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