Chet Robie, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

personality faking psychometrics

Latest papers

Effects of Response Option Order on Likert-Type Psychometric Properties and Reactions.
Educational and psychological measurement · 2022 · first author
Resumes vs. application forms: Why the stubborn reliance on resumes?
Frontiers in psychology · 2022
Faking and the validity of conscientiousness: a Monte Carlo investigation.
The Journal of applied psychology · 2008 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Prevention of faking on personality assessments
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,549
Targeting employment interviews to hire for specific kinds of work performance
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$40,608
Helping technology start-up companies grow: A focus on evidence-based hiring practices
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$50,574

All 7 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Effects of Response Option Order on Likert-Type Psychometric Properties and Reactions.

Robie C, Meade AW, Risavy SD, Rasheed S

Educational and psychological measurement2022First author

DOI: 10.1177/00131644211069406 PMID: 36325125

02

Resumes vs. application forms: Why the stubborn reliance on resumes?

Risavy SD, Robie C, Fisher PA, Rasheed S

Frontiers in psychology2022

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.884205 PMID: 35967708

03

Faking and the validity of conscientiousness: a Monte Carlo investigation.

Komar S, Brown DJ, Komar JA, Robie C

The Journal of applied psychology2008Senior author

DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.1.140 PMID: 18211141

Prevention of faking on personality assessments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Robie, Chet

Keywords: personality; faking; psychometrics

$34,549

Targeting employment interviews to hire for specific kinds of work performance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wingate, Timothy

Keywords: Employment Interview; Work Performance; Personnel Selection; Individual Assessment; Social Perception

$40,608

Helping technology start-up companies grow: A focus on evidence-based hiring practices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Risavy, Stephen

Keywords: Hiring practices; Personnel selection; Technology companies; Technology entrepreneurs; Evidence-based management; Research-practice gap

$50,574

Improving the use of personality measures in the workplace

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Robie, Chet

Keywords: personality; employee selection

$90,200

Improving personality's ability to predict team member behaviour: faking and frame-of-reference

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Taggar, Simon

Keywords: personality; faking; frame-of-reference; teamwork

$68,849

Ethical leadership behaviours and frame-of-reference training

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sulsky, Lorne M.

Keywords: business ethics; frame-of-reference training

$45,060

Monte Carlo studies on the impact of faking on personality inventories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Robie, Chet

Keywords: faking; personality; Monte Carlo

$43,828

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: personality Dear Professor Robie, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Effects of Response Option Order on Likert-Type Psychometric Properties and Reactions." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Prevention of faking on personality assessments" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]