Which of the following illustrates converging criteria that could be used to establish the accuracy of a personality judgment?
A) One of your friends describes you as an extravert.
B) You always show up to work on time, and your colleagues say that you are dependable and conscientious.
C) You tend to get into arguments, and you throw tantrums frequently.
D) You describe yourself as intelligent, but you score low on an IQ test.

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Converging criteria refer to multiple sources or types of evidence pointing to the same conclusion. In choice B, both the behavior of consistently showing up to work on time and colleagues' observations that you are dependable and conscientious converge to support the judgment of conscientiousness.

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