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- Title
Thou Shalt not Lie! Exploring and testing countermeasures against faking intentions and faking in selection interviews.
- Authors
Bill, Benedikt; Melchers, Klaus G.
- Abstract
Many applicants use faking in interviews to present themselves more favorably than they really are. There is widespread concern that this may affect interview validity. As previous research on countermeasures is sparse, we conducted an exploratory study to identify the most promising countermeasures. For technology‐mediated interviews, these were warnings referring to a criterion‐based content analysis and lie detection algorithms focusing on nonverbal or paraverbal cues. For face‐to‐face interviews, these were objective questions and a personable interviewer. We then investigated the effects of these countermeasures on faking intentions in two experimental vignette studies and on faking in another simulated interview study. However, none of the countermeasures could reduce faking intentions or faking. Additionally, in the vignette studies, warnings impaired applicant reactions. Practitioner points: There is the fear that faking can jeopardize the criterion‐related validity of selection interviews.Faking in interviews can hardly be detected, which is why we investigated potential countermeasures to prevent faking.In three experiments, none of the different countermeasures were effective in reducing faking intentions or faking.Warnings against faking in interviews partially led to negative applicant reactions.
- Subjects
LIE detectors &; detection; NONVERBAL cues; INTENTION; IMPRESSION management; CONTENT analysis
- Publication
International Journal of Selection & Assessment, 2023, Vol 31, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
0965-075X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijsa.12402