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Erikson’s concept of psychosocial maturity (PSM), assessed by scores on the Inventory of Psychosocial Development, was related to interpersonal behavior in a person perception experiment. This personality variable was found to moderate ratings of others in the standard impression-formation paradigm. Results indicated that high-PSM individuals were more extreme in their responses to social stimuli than were low-PSM individuals, but only for the middle-ranged stimuli. The results were discussed in terms of the potential mechanisms by which PSM affects the forming of impressions.
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Goldman, J.A., Olczak, P.V. Psychosocial maturity and the forming of impressions. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 12, 5–7 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329608
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