Effect of dissimulation motivation and anxiety on response pattern appropriateness measures

Birenbaum, Menucha
1986
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Effect of dissimulation motivation and anxiety on response pattern appropriateness measures

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This study examined the effect of anxiety and dissimulation motivation of job applicants on their performance on an ability test. Two aspects of performance were considered: the total score and the appropriateness score. Four IRT-based appropriateness indices for detecting aberrant response patterns were employed in this study. The results indicate a negative effect of dissimulation motivation on the performance of low anxiety scorers, with respect to both the total score and the appropriateness score, with a greater effect on the latter. This effect was evidenced by an erratic or aberrant response pattern on the ability test; that is, missing relatively easy items while answering more difficult ones correctly. The results are discussed in light of the diverse interpretations concerning the meaning of Lie scales.

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Birenbaum, Menucha. (1986). Effect of dissimulation motivation and anxiety on response pattern appropriateness measures. Applied Psychological Measurement, 10, 167-174. doi:10.1177/014662168601000208

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