Detecting Faking on a Personality Instrument Using Appropriateness Measurement.

Zickar, Michael J.; Drasgow, Fritz

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ERIC Number: EJ533514

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Publication Date: 1996

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Detecting Faking on a Personality Instrument Using Appropriateness Measurement.

Zickar, Michael J.; Drasgow, Fritz

Applied Psychological Measurement, v20 n1 p71-87 Mar 1996

The use of appropriateness measurement for identifying dishonest respondents on personality tests was studied through analysis of datasets of 48,725 and 1,987 in which respondents were instructed to answer honestly or dishonestly. An item response theory approach to detecting faking classified a higher number of faking respondents than did a social desirability scale. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Classification, Identification, Item Response Theory, Military Personnel, Personality Measures, Social Desirability

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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