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THE INTERPRETATION OF CHILDREN'S LIE SCALE SCORES
Author(s) -
EYSENCK SYBIL B. G.,
NIAS D. K. B.,
EYSENCK H. J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1971.tb00654.x
Subject(s) - psychology , scale (ratio) , interpretation (philosophy) , personality , personality test , developmental psychology , psychometrics , test validity , social psychology , cartography , linguistics , philosophy , geography
S ummary . 390 children were given an intelligence test and a 100‐item personality inventory purporting to measure E, N and the tendency to put themselves in the best light (lie scale). Factor analysis of the intercorrelations between items gave rise to three clearly defined independent factors identified as E, N and L. Intelligence correlated significantly only with L (r= ‐·29). It is suggested that these results support an interpretation of the L scale in terms of ‘lack of insight’ rather than propensity to lie, although under highly motivating conditions the L scale may fulfil this function also.