Abstract
It is a well-documented fact that responses to the items in most interest and personality inventories can be faked (Green, 1951; Gough, 1952; Longstaff, 1948; Noll, 1951); that is, people will at times respond in ways contrary to their true attitudes or feelings. Though forms of response set have been thoroughly examined, the contexts in which people are either asked or expected to make a or a impression have been virtually ignored. It is reasonable to assume that the responses considered likely to yield a favorable or an unfavorable result will vary with the particular situation in which people find themselves. The present study compares the consequences of specific instructions to make a or a impression in three imagined situations, or contexts: applying for admission to a college; being tested for adjustment at a counseling center; and applying for a job. It was hypothesized that what are judged to be good or bad self-descriptions will vary from one context to another.
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