Five factor biodata inventory: Resistance to faking

Psychological Reports

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-17

  Sisco, Howard ^a   Reilly, Richard R ^b  

^a NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RECUMBENCY;

ADULT; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 34948828614     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.101.1.3-17     Document Type: Article

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