When applying for a job, Lucy is given a brief questionnaire about several of her personality characteristics
She is aware that she is being assessed for the position, so instead of answering honestly she intentionally chooses the answers that she thinks will paint the most positive picture of her as an applicant. This is a problem for personality testing called ________.
a) invalid scoring
b) faking good
c) lack of standardization
d) lack of retesting
ANS B, Faking good (and faking bad) often occur as people taking personality inventories try to manipulate the perception that others will have of them.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false