Compared with results obtained under standard directions, instructions to fake a “nice personality” on the Eysenck Personality Inventory produced a significant decrease in Neuroticism scores and significant increases in Extraversion and Lie scores in 70 adults. Similarity was noted between Eysenck's questionnaire factors of Neuroticism and Extraversion and Howarth's commonsense personality dimensions, emotional adjustment and social ability.
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