After the administration of several social desirability and faking tests to 254 subjects under different conditions, factor analysis yielded two independent dimensions of social desirability and faking Also, demand characteristics influenced both dimensions. Finally, the role of keywords on lying scores was tested, when lie items were underlined, significant differences on lying scores were found.
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