Unistructed BIAT faking when ego depleted or in normal state: Differential effect on brain and behavior

Background: Deception can distort psychological tests on socially sensitive topics. Understanding the cerebral processes that are involved in such faking can be useful in detection and prevention of deception. Previous research shows that faking a brief implicit association test (BIAT) evokes a characteristic ERP response. It is not yet known whether temporarily available self-control resources moderate this response. We randomly assigned 22 participants (15 females, 24.23 ± 2.91 years old) to a counterbalanced repeated-measurements design. Participants first completed a Brief-IAT (BIAT) on doping attitudes as a baseline measure and were then instructed to fake a negative doping attitude both when self-control resources were depleted and non-depleted. Cerebral activity during BIAT performance was assessed using high-density EEG. Results: Compared to the baseline BIAT, event-related potentials showed a first interaction at the parietal P1, while significant post hoc differences were found only at the later occurring late positive potential. Here, significantly decreased amplitudes were recorded for ‘normal’ faking, but not in the depletion condition. In source space, enhanced activity was found for ‘normal’ faking in the bilateral temporoparietal junction. Behaviorally, participants were successful in faking the BIAT successfully in both conditions. Conclusions: Results indicate that temporarily available self-control resources do not affect overt faking success on a BIAT. However, differences were found on an electrophysiological level. This indicates that while on a phenotypical level self-control resources play a negligible role in deliberate test faking the underlying cerebral processes are markedly different. Electronic supplementary material: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12868-016-0249-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Report of the ESIL IEL IG Göttingen Conference on PTAs and World Economic Order

Presentation of the main findings of the first ESIL IEL IG Conference in Göttingen in March 2014. The conference provided a thorough overview over all of the current legal issues relating to preferentialism. Particularly the discussions on the role of academia in solving these new challenges in global trade regulation were perceived as fruitful and inspiring.

Sand resources on the Inner Continental Shelf of the Cape Fear region, North Carolina /

"November 1977."

Sand resources on the inner continental shelf off the central New Jersey coast /

"October 1982."

Energy resources on federally administered lands /

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Sand resources on the inner continental shelf of the Cape May region, New Jersey /

"July 1980."

Symposium on Energy and Human Health : human costs of electric power generation /

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Money laundering and foreign corruption : enforcement and effectiveness of the PATRIOT Act : hearing before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, July 15, 2004.

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The effectiveness of federal employee incentive programs : hearing before the Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, May 2, 2000.

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Performance management in the District of Columbia : a progress report : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, May 9, 2000.

Shipping list no.: 2001-0042-P.

Kaleidophone : new resources of melody and harmony : pitch scales in relation to chord structures : an aid to composers, performers, arrangers, teachers, song-writers, students, conductors, critics, and all who work with music /

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The material resources of Ireland : being the auditorial address delivered at the opening meeting of the above society, session 1893-94, held at the solicitors' buildings ... on 7th November, 1893.

At head of title: The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. Solicitors' apprentices' debating society.

Coordinated information sharing and homeland security : hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, June 7, 2002.

"Serial no. 107-182."

Monetary policy and the state of the economy : hearing before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, July 15, 2003.

"Serial no. 108-48."

Forest service wilderness management [microform] : oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session ... hearing held in Washington, DC, July 26, 1988.

"Serial no. 100-63."