The Susceptibility of the EPPS to Faking in Simulated and Actual Employment Situations
- 1 October 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 35 (5) , 480-485
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.1971.10119702
Abstract
To investigate the fakability of the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) 60 Ss were given the scale under standard (anonymous) instructions; a month later, a third of them were given the scale under ‘simulated’ instructions, a third under instructions to make a ‘good impression’ and a third under ‘actual employment’ conditions. Since the pattern of scores differed significantly between the standard instructions and each of the latter instructions it was concluded that the EPPS is very easily faked and hence should be used with caution outside the research setting.Keywords
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