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Does perceived ability to deceive = ability to deceive? Predictive validity of the perceived ability to deceive (PATD) scale
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posted on 2023-05-17, 17:25 authored by Rachel Grieve, Hayes, JThis research investigated whether the perceived ability to deceive (PATD) scale predicts ability to deceive in a vocational testing context. Using a quasi-experimental design, participants (N = 85 student and community members) completed the PATD scale and a personality measure under standard instructions before being asked to fake the personality measure as if they were applying for a job in the police force. Based on extant research, successful faking was operationalised as elevated scores on conscientiousness and extraversion and reduced scores on neuroticism. Analysis via independent t-test did not support the hypothesis that PATD predicts faking success. Future research should consider the relationship between PATD and intention to fake, as well as extend examination of PATD to other deceptionrelated contexts.
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Publication title
Personality and Individual Differences: An International Journal of Research Into The Structure and Development of Personality and The Causation of Individual DifferencesVolume
54Pagination
311-314ISSN
0191-8869Department/School
School of Psychological SciencesPublisher
Pergamon-Elsevier Science LtdPlace of publication
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Ox5 1GbRights statement
Copyright 2012 Elsevier Ltd.Repository Status
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