Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov at Princeton University found that showing people an unfamiliar face for just one - tenth of a second is long enough for them to
form judgements
about the person's attractiveness, likeability, trustworthiness,
competence and aggressiveness.
In a series of studies using data drawn from the Project
Competence longitudinal project, we have addressed a set of fundamental questions
about personality development: What
form or structure do personality differences take in middle childhood?
Reports from parents and teachers
about peer functioning, as well as self reports, are often collected in the
form of rating scales, for example, the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) 21 or the Self - Perception Profile for Children.22 Recent studies examining self - reports of
competence in children with ADHD, however, indicate overly inflated reports that are at odds with both others» perspectives23, 24 and inconsistent with actual performance.15 These studies question the utility of self - report measures for children with ADHD when the goal of assessment is to obtain accurate
competence information.