Intrajudge intertrait correlations were studied as a function of amount of information (interview length). The trait ratings were based on interviews of 4 different lengths and made by 6 observers of 160 Ss with respect to 4 personality variables. Inrertrait correlations were unaffected by amount of information and fluctuated around the same high level of magnitude.
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