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Subtlety, information, and faking effects in personality assessment
Author(s) -
Holden Ronald R.,
Jackson Douglas N.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198104)37:2<379::aid-jclp2270370227>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , personality test , social psychology , test (biology) , personality assessment inventory , presentation (obstetrics) , social desirability , psychometrics , test validity , clinical psychology , medicine , paleontology , radiology , biology
Examined the relative usefulness of subtle personality scales in instances in which test respondents ( N = 150) are provided with advance test knowledge and motivation to distort self‐presentation. Results indicated that subtle scales were not superior in situations in which faking occurred. Furthermore, where maximal (i. e., fake good) or minimal (i. e., fake bad) personality measures in terms of desirability were elicited, scores under these faking conditions proved to be less vald than in the case in which honest self‐report was encouraged. These results were viewed as failing to support the utility of disguised approaches to personality measurement.