Dimensions of deceptive responding in criminal offenders.

Abstract

This study assessed whether faking-good and faking-bad involve 2 different concepts or are simple opposites on a single bipolar dimension. For 2 groups of Ss, 125 suspected child abusers and 305 incarcerated offenders, scores on 9 objective inventory scales for the detection of deception were factor analyzed. The results are consistent with role-playing and accuracy-of-knowledge models of deception