Fakability of the Strong Interest Blank and the Kuder Preference Record

Abstract

59 students took the Strong Interest Blank and the Kuder Preference Record. They were then instructed to attempt to fake certain scores upward and other scores downward on a second administration. Results show that (1) both tests are fakable; (2) interest categories differ in their fakability; (3) Strong is easier to fake upward and Kuder downward; (4) women are less successful in faking than men. It is suggested that when the forms are used in the employment situation a special set of directions be given and that a set of items which yield a "lie" score be added. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)