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unlikely virtues: a standalone construct

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unlikelyvirtues1 CONSTRUCTUnlikely virtuesTELLEGEN · PERSONALITY

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Personality psychology

an MPQ validity scale counting endorsements of improbably virtuous self-descriptions, used to flag favorable self-presentation in responses.

In personality psychology, unlikely virtues refers to an MPQ validity scale counting endorsements of improbably virtuous self-descriptions, used to flag favorable self-presentation in responses. This meaning comes from Tellegen (2008) in The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment: Volume 2: Personality Measurement and Testing.[1]

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References

  1. Tellegen, A., & Waller, N. G. (2008). Exploring Personality Through Test Construction: Development of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. In The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment: Volume 2: Personality Measurement and Testing (pp. 261-292). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781849200479.n13

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