Research indicates that middle school students are initially egocentric, thus impacting their self-reporting on personality traits like self-control. In studies, both parents and teachers provided informant reports on students' self-control, revealing that parent ratings had the least correlation with actual behaviors. This raises questions about parental perceptions versus reality, as parents have more exposure to their children yet may exhibit bias in their assessments.
Do you see yourself the same way others see you? What’s the difference between self-perception and self-awareness? And why do Mike and Angela both hate fishing?
- SOURCES:
- Luis von Ahn, co-founder and C.E.O. of Duolingo; former chair of the board at Character Lab.
- Paul DePodesta, chief strategy officer of the Cleveland Browns; former baseball executive.
- Daniel Kahneman, professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.
- Michel de Montaigne, 16th-century French philosopher.
- Barbara Tversky, professor emerita of psychology at Stanford University and professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.