Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) as an indicator for counterproductive work behavior: Comparing validity in applicant, honest, and directed faking conditions

A Meta-Analysis of the Faking Resistance of Forced-Choice Personality Inventories

“…Also, the participants might be motivated to respond in a socially desirable manner. Thus, Trent et al (2020) sustain that the small effect sizes obtained in this study might not be related to the use of FC measures but rather to the fact that both groups would be similarly motivated to fake. As a consequence, the inclusion of the study of Drasgow et al (2012) could severely condition Cao and Drasgow's (2019) meta-analytic findings.…”

“…However, the characteristics of the experimental context of Drasgow et al's (2010) study do not conform to the faking vs. honest research conditions. Trent et al (2020) pointed out that Drasgow et al (2012) administered the TAPAS under honest conditions, concurrently with other measures that were part of a real selection process. Nevertheless, the participants were not informed of the research-only purpose of the personality test administration.…”

“…Nevertheless, the participants were not informed of the research-only purpose of the personality test administration. As a result, according to Trent et al (2020), the participants likely believed that their responses were being used for selection purposes. Also, the participants might be motivated to respond in a socially desirable manner.…”

Modeling Faking in the Multidimensional Forced-Choice Format: The Faking Mixture Model

“…Gordon and Stapleton ( 1956 ) compared the responses of high-school students who first filled out a questionnaire for guidance on a job search and some months later when they were actually seeking employment. Trent et al ( 2020 ) compared the responses of army applicants with their later responses when they had been accepted into the army. Such a design would be optimal for the Faking Mixture model.…”

Improving Graduate-School Admissions by Expanding Rather Than Eliminating Predictors

“…This forced-choice format makes faking more difficult because it is harder for applicants to identify the “best” response out of the two equally desirable alternatives. The resistance to faking of forced-choice measures has been demonstrated in both high-stakes employment settings (e.g., Stark et al, 2014; Trent et al, 2020) and in meta-analytic research (Cao & Drasgow, 2019). However, not all forced-choice measures are created equal—it is important to incorporate multidimensional statement pairs that are matched on both the extremity and social desirability of the statements to maximize resistance to faking (Cao & Drasgow, 2019).…”