Validity evidence for the different item styles of overt honesty measures

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 431-445

  Nicol, Adelheid A M ^a   Paunonen, Sampo V ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dishonest behaviors; Honesty testing; Item style; Multidimensionality; Overt honesty measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036103278     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012877008434     Document Type: Article

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