title: Examining faking on personality inventories using unfolding item response theory models.
abstract: A concern about personality inventories in diagnostic and decision-making contexts is that individuals will fake. Although there is extensive research on faking, little research has focused on how perceptions of personality items change when individuals are faking or responding honestly. This research demonstrates how the delta parameter from the generalized graded unfolding item response theory model can be used to examine how individuals' perceptions about personality items might change when responding honestly or when faking. The results indicate that perceptions changed from honest to faking conditions for several neuroticism items. The direction of the change varied, indicating that faking can operate to increase or decrease scores within a personality factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10010, USA. Charles.Scherbaum@baruch.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Scherbaum
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sabet
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agnello
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D008192:Deception; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy