On the invalidity of validity scales: evidence from self-reports and observer ratings in volunteer samples.
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Summary
The authors illustrate the use of informant ratings in assessing protocol validity and argue that psychological assessors should limit their use of validity scales and seek instead to improve the quality of personality assessments.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2000-03-01
- Cited by
- 276
- References
- 48
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Keywords
Psychology, Personality, Incremental validity, Social psychology, Test validity
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