Assessing Defensiveness with the PAI: a Cross Validational Study
Description:
The use of scales on the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) to detect defensiveness in criminal and nonclinical samples was evaluated. Forty-five male inmates of a county jail and 38 male undergraduate psychology students were provided with incentives to complete the PAI under two conditions: standard instructions and experimental instructions to feign a specific, positive role. The sequence of instructions was counterbalanced in both samples for the purpose of examining ordering effects. A…
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Date:
May 1994
Creator:
Cashel, Mary Louise
Partner:
UNT Libraries