Personality and False Expectations in Interviews: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Endures in Technology-Mediated Interaction

Poster Session II

Friday May 23, 2025 (10:30 - 11:30 ET)
Keyword: Communication

Abstract: This study examined the influence of personality and fictitious expectancies on impressions of candidates during a virtual mock interview. The 122 participants from three USA universities were paired to create 61 dyads.  Interviewers were given false information about interviewee's friendliness, and the self-fulfilling prophecy was confirmed even in technologically-mediated interactions.