Personality and deception. Are suggestibility, compliance and acquiescence related to socially desirable responding?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-195

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a   Young, Susan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquiescence; Compliance; Impression management; Self deception enhancement; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249280603     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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