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Unproctored Internet-Based Tests of Cognitive Ability and Personality: Magnitude of Cheating and Response Distortion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Winfred Arthur Jr ,
Ryan M. Glaze ,
Anton J. Villado  and
Jason E. Taylor
Winfred Arthur Jr*
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
Ryan M. Glaze
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
Anton J. Villado
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
Jason E. Taylor
Affiliation:
People Answers, Inc.
*
E-mail: w-arthur@tamu.edu, Address: Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, 4235 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4235
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , March 2009 , pp. 39 - 45
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2009 

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Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University

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