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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2011 Jul;101(1):185–201. doi: 10.1037/a0023781

Table 1.

Study 1: Descriptive Statistics for a First Impression and Close Other

Self-Perception
First Impression
Close Other
Other-Perception
Meta-Perception
Other-Perception
Meta-Perception
Mean (SD) Mean (SE) Mean (SE) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)



Extraverted 4.64 (1.10) 4.37 (0.10) 5.01 (0.08) 5.04 (1.09) 5.00 (1.09)
Agreeable 5.14 (0.90) 5.27 (0.06) 5.13 (0.06) 5.51 (1.11) 5.11 (0.97)
Conscientious 4.77 (0.97) 4.91 (0.06) 4.58 (0.06) 5.26 (1.05) 4.76 (1.03)
Emotionally Stable 4.24 (1.13) 4.64 (0.06) 4.76 (0.07) 4.50 (1.16) 4.12 (1.19)
Open 5.03 (0.93) 4.74 (0.07) 4.51 (0.06) 5.12 (1.03) 5.10 (0.94)
Well-Being 5.30 (1.11) 5.38 (0.07) 5.57 (0.07) 5.48 (1.14) 5.32 (1.11)
Intelligent 5.69 (0.91) 5.77 (0.07) 5.18 (0.08) 6.55 (0.66) 6.11 (0.85)
Physically Attractive 4.98 (1.17) 4.66 (0.11) 4.75 (0.08) 6.04 (1.18) 5.70 (1.14)
Honest 5.77 (1.03) 5.60 (0.07) 5.43 (0.07) 6.16 (1.02) 5.94 (1.08)
Likeable 5.68 (0.87) 5.63 (0.08) 5.41 (0.07) 6.42 (0.75) 6.29 (0.79)
Funny 5.16 (1.08) 4.60 (0.10) 4.36 (0.10) 5.91 (1.01) 5.78 (0.99)
Impulsive 4.21 (1.55) 3.39 (0.11) 3.92 (0.09) 3.81 (1.70) 4.18 (1.74)
Exaggerates Abilities 3.57 (1.53) 2.97 (0.11) 3.48 (0.11) 2.51 (1.47) 3.41 (1.64)
Arrogant 3.01 (1.55) 2.41 (0.10) 3.50 (0.13) 2.21 (1.41) 3.10 (1.65)
Power-Oriented 4.22 (1.56) 3.85 (0.10) 4.12 (0.10) 4.44 (1.69) 4.29 (1.74)

Note. N = 88 dyads (i.e., N = 176 participants) for first impression ratings; N = 201 for close other ratings. Close other means are based on one randomly selected informant.