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Although the undergraduate raters didn't know this, in fact the handwriting samples were paired randomly with the personality descriptions.
The following selected quotes from a longer transcript (using speaker pseudonyms) reveal some of the variety in personality descriptions and intrinsic motivation sources: Response highlights from question set #1 Anisa: I am independent and like to stand out.
The personality descriptions were taken from a book on astrology.
It's probably the soft-focus endearing way in which the personality descriptions are written.
The photographs with the positive personality descriptions received the highest ratings for facial attractiveness, while the group with negative descriptions was ranked as less attractive than both the negative and the control group.
On the first page of the booklet they received the following general instructions: In a big research project a number of studies were carried out where short personality descriptions of the participants were made.
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Shoppers choose to barter with one of six fictional hagglers, each of whom has a name like Monte or Vince or Dot, and a personality description along the lines of "Sharp as a tack and ready to cut a deal".
My favourite was the experiment in which three groups of people were told variously that they were reading: 1) a personality description generally true of most people; 2) the horoscope for their sun sign; 3) a personal horoscope drawn up just for them by an astrologer based on their birth date, time and place.
The effect is heightened when the individuals were aware that the personality description was being used to discuss astrology.
If you think disco diva Cheryl Lynn is about to pop up and start singing "... to be real" everywhere you go, it's probably because the concept of authenticity is now almost ubiquitous as a brand attribute, personality description, advertising slogan and travel experience.
You'll get to see the personality description of this randomly chosen participant.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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