source_id: repeng

source_type: repo

citation: Vogel, repeng control-vector library

claim: Use closely matched opposite persona prompts; templates such as `Act as if you're extremely {persona}.` and `Pretend you're an honest/untruthful person making statements about the world.` are established practice.

evidence_strength: practice

used_for: templates, persona_pairs


citation: Chen et al., Persona Vectors

claim: Trait-inducing system prompts can produce usable persona directions, and response-token extraction plus judge filtering matter.


citation: Lu et al., The Assistant Axis

claim: Matched behavioral-directive trait pairs are useful for persona/assistant-axis work; matched length/register reduces nuisance axes.

used_for: persona_pairs, confound_matching


source_type: paper

citation: Tan et al., Analysing the Generalisation and Reliability of Steering Vectors, NeurIPS 2024

claim: Steering vectors can pick up spurious prompt/template factors and vary heavily across inputs; validate on/off-axis behavior per prompt distribution.

evidence_strength: paper


source_id: caa

citation: Rimsky et al., Contrastive Activation Addition

claim: Contrastive pairs should vary minimally except for the intended concept; tight contrastive formatting helps isolate the direction.


citation: wassname w2schar-mini persona validation runs

claim: Short template-slotted personas and behavior-channel templates should be measured separately because template wording can move style, confidence, refusal, or length more than the target axis.