Janelle found that when asked to describe her friends' personalities, she was good at it. When asked to describe her own personality, it took her a while to organize her thoughts and respond. Her difficulty in responding to questions about her own personality provides evidence for which research finding?

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This finding is consistent with the idea of the self-concept, which is the set of beliefs and assumptions that individuals hold about their own personality traits and patterns of behaviour. The self-concept is developed through interactions with others, and thus people are often more accurate in their descriptions of others' personalities than their own. This may be due to the fact that people tend to rely on observations of their own behaviour, which can be limited or biased, while they have more access to observation of other people's behaviour.

Janelle Found That When Asked to Describe Her Friends' Personalities