The sensitivity of the CPI Good Impression scale for detecting 'faking good' among Norwegian students and job applicants

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 304-311

  Sandal, Gro M ^a   Endresen, Inger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 0036902532     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2389.00220     Document Type: Article

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