Toward a new method of detecting deliberately faked personality tests: The use of idiosyncratic item responses

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 220-231

  Kuncel, Nathan R ^a   Borneman, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 34250213700     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2007.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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