In search of explanations : a rejoinder to Borkenau

  • The main points raised by Borkenau against our challenge of the 'intuitive psychometrics' view of personality judgements are discussed, in particular his example of the link between school grades and intelligence. It is argued that the semantic similarity interpretation advanced in our paper is more adequate and more parsimonious than explanations in terms of psychometric reasoning.

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Author details:Barbara KrahéORCiDGND, Gün R. Semin
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-33859
Publication series (Volume number):Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (paper 071)
Publication type:Postprint
Language:English
Publication year:1989
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Release date:2009/08/12
Source:European Journal of Personality, 3 (1989) 1, S. 15-18, DOI 10.1002/per.2410030103
Organizational units:Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie
DDC classification:1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie
Institution name at the time of the publication:Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie
License (German):License LogoKeine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
External remark:
The original publication is available at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com:
European Journral of Personality. - 3 (1989) Issue 1, p. 15-18
DOI 10.1002/per.2410030103
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