MEANING
The informational value of an event or feedback for someone trying to learn about their own attributes.
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Describe the value of feedback for self-knowledge.Provides a precise term for whether social feedback actually helps someone judge themselves.
Words that belong together
- high diagnosticity
- diagnosticity of feedback
- seek diagnosticity
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Participants rated the diagnosticity of feedback before deciding whether it reflected their ability.
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- diagnosticity
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Usage notes
In the cited psychology sense, diagnosticity concerns information relevant to self-knowledge; it is not simply “accuracy.”
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