Response set and the prediction of clerical job performance.

How important is response set in accounting for whatever predictability a personality inventory may have? The Gordon Personal Inventory was administered to 41 Ss and the results checked against ratings of job performance with some degree of validity. When response set was ruled out statistically, this validity disappeared. "Measurement of response sets may prove to be a valuable approach to personality assessment." From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4HF75K. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)