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Fakability of two different role-play methodologies for assessing assertion.

J M Kern1, S J Karten

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 89154.

Psychological Reports
|October 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

This study examined the fakability of assertion tests. Both role-play tests were found to be fakable, but idiographic tests may be more resistant to faking.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Assertion is a key social skill.
  • Assessing assertion accurately is important for clinical and research purposes.
  • The potential for participants to 'fake' their responses on assertion tests needs investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the fakability of two different role-play tests of assertion.
  • To compare the fakability of the Behavioral Assertiveness Test--Revised (BART-R) and the Idiographic Role-play Test (IRT).
  • To explore the potential for detecting faking in assertion assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty undergraduates low in assertiveness participated.
  • Participants completed the BART-R and IRT.
  • Participants were retested, with half instructed to fake assertion during the second testing session.

Main Results:

  • Both the BART-R and IRT were found to be fakable.
  • Participants reported greater difficulty when attempting to fake assertion on the IRT compared to the BART-R.
  • The findings suggest that faking may be detectable, especially with idiographic role-play tests.

Conclusions:

  • Role-play tests of assertion are susceptible to fakability.
  • Idiographic role-play tests may offer a more robust measure of assertion due to increased difficulty in faking.
  • Further research into detecting faking in assertion assessments is warranted.

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