Techniques for identifying dissimulation of the managerial potential scale of the California psychological inventory

In order to compare the effectiveness of four dissimulation detection techniques, a revised and shortened version of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) was administered to 12E college students under three instructional sets. Honest, fake good, and fake bad instructional sets were used in a within-subjects design to identify dissimulation of the managerial potential scale (Mp) of the CPI. An obvious -subtle (0-5) scale tested against the L and K scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the good impression (Gi) scale of the CPI. Subjects were randomly assigned to six counterbalanced conditions. Difference scores from the (honest - fake good) and (honest â fake bad) were computed and regressed against each detection technique. Analysis of covariance was also completed in order to correct for possible low reliability of the difference scores. The results demonstrated that the Mp scale is susceptible to dissimulation, the best scale for identifying honest profiles was the L scale and the best scales for detecting dissimulation is the Gi or K scales. Intelligence was found to be a good predictor of faking good but not faking bad. All of the scales produce desparate impact in regards to sex. The question of whether faking good and faking bad are two different phenomena is discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Department dc:contributor.department

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1989

Author dc:creator

• Becker, R. Lance

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Harvey, Robert J.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Franchina, Joseph J.
• Hauenstein, Neil M. A.
• Harrison, David W.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-08012012-040514

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44106