title: Controlling the "uncontrollable": Faking effects on the affect misattribution procedure.
abstract: In two experiments, the impact of faking on the affect misattribution procedure (AMP) was examined. Results revealed that faking influences both the overall means and the convergent validity of AMP effects in terms of correlations with self-report measures. Faking effects were very selective in that they affected fake-prime trials only, for which AMP effects were significant, but reversed in direction, while AMP effects for non-fake trials remained intact. Importantly, neither strategic advice nor prior task experience was a necessary prerequisite for successful faking. The discussion focuses on possible processes underlying successful faking in the AMP.
authors.affiliation: a Institut für Psychologie, Sozialpsychologie und Methodenlehre, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , 79085 Freiburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teige-Mocigemba
authors.affiliation: a Institut für Psychologie, Sozialpsychologie und Methodenlehre, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , 79085 Freiburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Barnabas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Penzl
authors.affiliation: a Institut für Psychologie, Sozialpsychologie und Methodenlehre, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , 79085 Freiburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: a Institut für Psychologie, Sozialpsychologie und Methodenlehre, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , 79085 Freiburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Henn
authors.affiliation: a Institut für Psychologie, Sozialpsychologie und Methodenlehre, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , 79085 Freiburg , Germany.
authors.forename: Karl Christoph
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Klauer
keywords: Affect misattribution procedure; faking; implicit measures; strategic effects; uncontrollability