Hefur starfsauglýsing áhrif á niðurstöður persónuleikaprófs Eysenks?

Abstract

Personality tests are instruments used frequently in psychology. It is imperative that respondents not be able to fake their results on such a test. Respondents ability to answer Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire in accordance with a job advertisement was investigated. The effect of self-monitoring on respondents ability to fake was also investigated. Results show that respondents were able to answer Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire in accordance with the information provided in the experimental setting. Results on the effect of self-monitoring on faking were inconclusive.