title: Measurement issues associated with conditional reasoning tests: indirect measurement and test faking.
abstract: Conditional reasoning is a new measurement technique used to measure cognitive biases associated with latent personality motives. The current article describes 3 studies examining 2 related measurement issues associated with conditional reasoning tests (CRTs). Study 1 examined the necessity of maintaining indirect assessment when administering CRTs. Results indicated that, compared with a control condition, 2 experimental conditions that disclosed the purpose of assessment yielded significant mean shifts on a CRT. Study 2 explored whether CRTs could be faked when the purpose of assessment was not disclosed. Results indicated that when indirect measurement was maintained, CRTs appeared to be resistant to faking. Study 3 compared scores on the Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression across student, applicant, and incumbent samples. Results indicated no significant mean differences among these samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. lebreton@psych.purdue.edu
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: LeBreton
authors.forename: Cheryl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Barksdale
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robin
authors.forename: Lawrence R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D011581:Psychological Tests