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ERIC Number: EJ174663
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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An Evaluation of a Threshold Theory for Personality Assessment
Voyce, Colleen D.; Jackson, Douglas N.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 37, 2, 383-408, Sum 77
A model designed to account for major factors on personality questionnaires is proposed and evaluated using the Differential Personality Inventory. Two respondent processes are postulated: sensitivity to the underlying desirability of items, and threshold for responding desirably. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Questionnaires, Response Style (Tests), Statistical Analysis
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Identifiers: Differential Personality Inventory; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; Social Desirability