Generality of faking effects in the dimensional measurement of personality.

Research on 'fake bad' sets in the EPI measurement of personality was extended to 40 college students, following up work of Salas with soldiers. No significant effect of a 'fake bad' set on extraversion and lie scales was found, contrary to Salas? results, but neuroticism was significantly susceptible to faking, which confirmed the findings of Salas. Further analyses suggested that the lie scale tended to expose a malingerer's intention rather than assist in concealing it. Differences in results from the present study and that of Salas, and restrictions on the generality of faking effects, were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]