Response Manipulation on the Depression Adjective Check List.

Caplan, Marc; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ257567

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Publication Date: 1982-Jan

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Response Manipulation on the Depression Adjective Check List.

Caplan, Marc; And Others

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v38 n1 p156-59 Jan 1982

In two trials, subjects completed the Depression Adjective Checklist as they felt, or were instructed to "fake good,""fake bad," or "fake average." Discussed findings for "fake bad" and "fake good" in terms of ability of an examiner to detect the manipulative set through grossly deviant scores. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Psychometrics, Response Style (Tests), Role Playing, Sex Differences, Test Interpretation, Test Wiseness, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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