Overt honesty measures predicting admissions: An index of validity or reliability

Psychological Reports

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-115

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

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB FINDING; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECUMBENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0036482663     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.1.105     Document Type: Article

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