Falsification of the Guilford-Zimmerman temperament survey. II. Making a poor impression.

Abstract

The Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey was administered to 100 college students, with half of the Ss following normal instructions and the other half instructed to make a poor impression. A cross-validation study was performed on an additional 64 Ss. Scores for the “Fake Bad” group were lowest on scales of Lack of Emotionality, Objectivity, and Personal Relations. None of the items in a derived “Fake Bad” scale appear on previously developed “Fake Good” scales but appear frequently on a previously derived Careless-Deviancy Scale consisting of rare responses. The “Fake Bad” scale separates on cross-validation Ss instructed to make a poor impression from those to whom the test was administered under standard instructions.