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Peer reviewedMcGeorge, Colin – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Reports the results of an experiment in which 146 college freshmen were asked either to fake bad answers, fake good answers or record their own views on the Defining Issues Test. Findings indicated that students could not fake higher scores, but could fake bad scores. (SDH)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Moral Development
Peer reviewedNapier, John D. – Journal of Psychology, 1979
Support claims that the "Defining Issues Test" of cognitive-moral development cannot be faked higher. Finds that instruction about cognitive-moral development affected the scores of the teacher trainees who were tested. (RL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Moral Development, Test Bias
