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How Honesty Testing Works »

Authors: John Miner, Michael H. Capps
ISBN-13: 9780899309804, ISBN-10: 0899309801
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC
Date Published: October 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: John Miner

JOHN B. MINER is a consultant and expert witness in the area of psychological testing.

MICHAEL H. CAPPS is the Director of the U.S. Department of Defense Polygraph Institute and previously served as president of a psychological testing firm.

Book Synopsis

Honesty testing in the workplace -- the subject of considerable controversy, legal enactments, and a great deal of employer interest -- is explained by experts in the field.

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Explains to employers how to use the Honesty Testing approach to weeding out potential thieves from job candidates, in the face of opposition from the same forces for individual rights that brought about the demise of polygraphs for that purpose. Discusses benefits, alternatives, reliability, establishing cutting scores, employment discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, legal and other privacy considerations, and selling the tests. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
1	Why Honesty Tests Have Become So Popular	11
2	What Are the Alternatives to Honesty Testing?	23
3	Do Honesty Tests Really Measure Honesty?	35
4	The Storm of Controversy: Validity as Assessed by Reviewers	47
5	Assessing Honesty Tests: Reliability of Measurement, Question Characteristics, Test Dimensions, Applicant Reactions, and Fakability	65
6	Using Honesty Tests: Establishing Cutting Scores, Dealing with the False Positive Problem, Training Users, and Identifying Barriers to Testing	87
7	Honesty Testing and the Law: Employment Discrimination	99
8	Honesty Testing and the Law: The Americans with Disabilities Act	113
9	Privacy Considerations: Legal and Otherwise	127
10	Selling Honesty Tests	135
11	The Future of Honesty Testing	143
Appendix	Development and Validation of an Honesty Test	149
	Bibliography	169
	Name Index	181
	Subject Index	185
	About the Authors	191

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