Title: Faking biodata tests: Are option-keyed instruments more resistant?
Abstract:ABSTRACT Response biases in biodata scores derived with option -keying and item-keying procedures were investigated. Results indicated that (a) when subjects simulated responding as job applicants the...ABSTRACT Response biases in biodata scores derived with option -keying and item-keying procedures were investigated. Results indicated that (a) when subjects simulated responding as job applicants they distorted their re sponses in a socially desirable direction; (b) item -keyed scores were susceptible to inflation due to socially desirable responding and specific job -title knowledge, but option -keyed scores were not; and (c) response biases were not reflected in response latencies. A supplementary analysis indicated that the two keying procedures may capture different aspects of criterion variance. Implications for reconciling conflicting reports about the susceptibility of biodata scores to response biases are discussed. Issues related to reliability and validity of the two keying procedures, and the generalizability of the results to personality tests, are also discussed. This research was supported in part by a grant from the Gaudet Fund at Stevens Institute of Technology. Revisions were completed while Craig Russell held a position at Purdue University; he is now at the College of Business, Louisiana State University, Baton -Rouge, Louisiana 70803 -63120. We thank Mike McDaniel for his help in obtaining a biodata instru ment, and we thank Philip Bobko, Adrienne Colella, Angleo DeNisi, and three anonymous reviewers for their very helpful comments. A copy of the software used for this study can be obtained from Avraham N. Kluger. Correspondence may be addressed to Avraham N. Kluger, Institute of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, Rockafeller Road, Kilmer Campus, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903 -5062.Read More
Publication Year: 1991
Publication Date: 1991-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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