Naslov
The relationship between social desirability and visual evoked potentials: Implications for personality measurement

Autori
Tatalović Vorkapić, Sanja

Izvornik
Cogniţie, creier, comportament (1224-8398) XIX (2015), 2; 99-113

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
event-related potentials; social desirability; students; personality assessment; implications

Sažetak
The main aim of this research was to explore the biological bases of social desirability with possible implications for future personality measurement. Fifty four female psychology students (Mage = 20 years) participated in the research. Social desirability was measured with Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire – Revised version (Eysenck, Eysenck & Barrett, 1985). The evoked brain potentials (N1, P2, N2, P3 & SW) were elicited by a standard visual oddball paradigm, in two measuring trials for each subject, using two occipital and two parietal electrodes. The results revealed a positive correlation between subjects’ results on the social desirability subscale and visual N2-P3-Sw-latency on occipital and parietal electrodes. These findings confirmed earlier research results about prolonged EP-latencies during information processing in giving more socially desirable answers during self-rating at personality questionnaires. Consequently, current findings generate possible implications for improving personality assessment methodology.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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