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Does online psychological test administration facilitate faking?
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Grieve, R and de Groot, HT, Does online psychological test administration facilitate faking?, Computers in Human Behavior, 27, (6) pp. 2386-2391. ISSN 0747-5632 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.chb.2011.08.001
Abstract
This study examined for the first time the effect of delivery mode on faking good and faking bad in psychological
testing. Participants (N = 223) completed questionnaires either online or in pen-and-paper format in
a mixed experimental design. After completing measures of personality (HEXACO-60, Ashton & Lee, 2009)
and depression (DASS-21, Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) under standard instructions, participants then faked
the personality measure as if applying for a job, and faked the depression measure as if experiencing severe
depression. Equivalence of internet and pen-and paper-administration on faking was then measured
between groups. As predicted, participants were able to fake good on the HEXACO-60 and to fake bad on
the DASS-21. Also as predicted, there were no significant differences in faked scores as a function of test
administration mode. Further, examination of effect sizes confirmed that the influence of test administration
mode was small. It was concluded that online and pen-and paper presentation are largely equivalent
when an individual is faking responses in psychological testing. Given the advantages of online assessment
and the importance of valid psychological testing, future research should investigate whether the current
findings can be generalised to other faking and malingering scenarios and to other psychological measures.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | online assessment; internet testing; faking; malingering; psychological testing; equivalence |
Research Division: | Psychology |
Research Group: | Social and personality psychology |
Research Field: | Personality and individual differences |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
UTAS Author: | Grieve, R (Dr Rachel Grieve) |
ID Code: | 84355 |
Year Published: | 2011 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 18 |
Deposited By: | Psychology |
Deposited On: | 2013-05-08 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-20 |
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