Exploring the Construct Validity of the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale in a Clinical Sample |
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| Authors: | Michelle B Stein Jenelle Slavin-Mulford S Justin Sinclair Caleb J Siefert Mark A Blais |
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| Institution: | 1. Psychological Evaluation and Research Laboratory (PEaRL) , Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School;2. Department of Psychology , University of Michigan–Dearborn |
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| Abstract: | The resistance of the Personal Orientation Dimensions (POD) to deliberate attempts at creating a favorable impression was investigated. Two groups of college students were used: (a) 21 students completed the POD under standard instructions, then received information about actualization, and completed the POD again under instructions to Create a very good impression; (b) 21 students completed the POD under standard instructions, then received information not related to actualization, and completed the POD again under instructions to create a very good impression. An analyses indicated that providing students with information about actualization did not facilitate their ability to create a favorable impression on the POD. The POD profiles produced by both groups changed significantly, and in a similar direction from pretest to posttest. Evidence is presented suggesting the existence of a "lie profile" which distinguishes deliberate attempts to create a favorable impression on the POD. These findings provide support for the resistance of the POD to deliberate attempts at creating a favorable impression. |
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