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Peer reviewedMeehan, Kenneth A.; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1979
Three studies investigating the psychometric and conceptual properties of the self-report Survey of Ethical Attitudes inventory indicated that the scale is clearly susceptible to response dissimulation through role playing and impression management and is also confounded with sources of stylistic variance in the form of social desirability.…
Descriptors: College Students, Moral Development, Moral Values, Personality Theories
Peer reviewedJohnson, John A.; Hogan, Robert – Journal of Research in Personality, 1981
Discusses Meehan, Woll, and Abbott's study showing that scores on Hogan's Survey of Ethical Attitudes (SEA) are affected by instructions to simulate politically liberal or conservative attitudes. This paper asserts that test-taking is a form of self-presentation, identical to everyday social interactions. Woll responds, reasserting his…
Descriptors: Ethics, Literature Reviews, Moral Development, Personality Assessment
