Response distortion on personality tests in applicants: comparing high-stakes to low-stakes medical settings
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DOI: 10.1007/s10459-017-9796-8
Abstract: The current study examined the degree to which applicants applying for medical internships distort their responses to personality tests and assessed whether this response distortion led to reduced predictive validity. The applicant sample (n = 530) completed… read more here.
Keywords: personality tests; response distortion; predictive validity; personality ... See more keywords
Applicant Faking on Personality Tests: Good or Bad and Why Should We Care?
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DOI: 10.25035/pad.2021.01.002
Abstract: The unitarian understanding of construct validity holds that deliberate response distortion in completing self-report personality tests (i.e., faking) threatens trait-based inferences drawn from test scores. This “faking-is-bad” (FIB) perspective is being challenged by an emerging… read more here.
Keywords: tests good; applicant faking; personality tests; good bad ... See more keywords