INCREMENTAL VALIDITY OF RESPONSE LATENCIES FOR DETECTING FAKERS ON A PERSONALITY TEST

The ability of test item response latencies to differentiate between h onest respondents and fakers on a general structured personality inven tory was investigated. Using university undergraduate subjects in a pe rsonnel testing context, test item response latencies could discrimina te significantly (81.94% correct classification) between subjects inst ructed to respond honestly and respondents requested to answer so as t o maximize the likelihood of their being hired for a job. The use of r esponse latencies also significantly improved the detection of faking above that associated with a standard validity index. Results are inte rpreted as supporting a general model of faking on personality tests a nd practical implications are discussed. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.