Several faking theories have identified applicants’ cognitive ability (CA) as a determinant of faking—the intentional distortion of answers by candidates—but the corresponding empirical findings in the area of personality tests are often ambiguous. Following the assumption that CA is important for faking, we expected applicants with high CA to show higher personality scores in selection situations, leading in this case to significant correlations between CA and personality scores, but not in nonselection situations. This meta‐analysis (66 studies, k = 115 individual samples, N = 46,265) showed this pattern of results as well as moderation effects for the study design (laboratory vs. field), the response format of the personality test, and the type of CA test.

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选择情况下认知能力与人格分数之间的关系：荟萃分析

几种伪造理论已将申请人的认知能力（CA）识别为伪造的决定因素（即候选人对答案的故意扭曲），但在人格测验领域中相应的经验发现常常是模棱两可的。假设CA对伪造很重要，我们希望CA高的申请人在选择情况下表现出较高的人格分数，在这种情况下，CA与人格分数之间存在显着的相关性，但在非选择情况下则不然。这项荟萃分析（66个研究，k  = 115个独立样本，N  = 46,265）显示了这种结果模式以及研究设计（实验室与现场）的适度效果，人格测验的响应格式以及类型CA测试。