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Self‐Knowledge of Personality: Do People Know Themselves?

Vazire, Simine, Carlson, Erika N.·2010·Social and Personality Psychology Compass
DOI 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2010.00280.x
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Abstract The intuition that we have privileged and unrestricted access to ourselves – that we inevitably know who we are, how we feel, what we do, and what we think – is very compelling. Here, we review three types of evidence about the accuracy of self‐perceptions of personality and conclude that the glass is neither full nor empty. First, studies comparing self‐perceptions of personality to objective criteria suggest that self‐perceptions are at least tethered to reality – people are not completely clueless about how they behave, but they are also far from perfect. Second, studies examining how well people’s self‐perceptions agree with others’ perceptions of them suggest that people’s self‐views are not completely out of synch with how they are seen by those who know them best, but they are also far from identical. Third, studies examining whether people know the impressions they make on others suggest that people do have some glimmer of insight into the fact that others see them differently than they see themselves but there is still a great deal people do not know about how others see them. The findings from all three approaches point to the conclusion that self‐knowledge exists but leaves something to be desired. The status of people’s self‐knowledge about their own personality has vast implications both for our conception of ourselves as rational agents and for the methods of psychological inquiry.

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Authors
Vazire, S., & Carlson, E. N.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
ORCID
Venue
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-08
Volume
4
Issue
8
Pages
605-620
ISSN
1751-9004 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1751-9004.2010.00280.x
OpenAlex
W2133806650
Cited by
265
References
110
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 59 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 14
FWCI
11.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 1 d)
Locations
Social and Personality Psychology Compass (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords
self-knowledge, self-perception accuracy, self-other agreement, impression formation, self-reflection, rational agency

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