According to Your Textbook, What Does the Personality Literature Tell

question 25

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, what does the personality literature tell us about faking and response distortion on personality tests?

• A) Faking has NO effect on the validity of the personality test process.
• B) Faking and response distortion on personality tests are very unlikely occurrences in lab situations.
• C) Telling applicants that faking can be detected increases their faking behaviour.
• D) Response distortion may change the rank ordering of applicants, leading to hiring of less qualified applicants.

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