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One Piece at a Time: The Puzzle of Applicant Faking and a Call for Theory

The current work introduces the goals and purpose of this special issue of Human Performance, which is devoted to theoretical perspectives on applicant faking behavior. The absence of well-developed theoretical perspectives in the extant faking literature is highlighted, and potential explanations for this lack of theory are discussed. These explanations include an overemphasis on empirical questions (e.g., faking as a threat to criterion-related validity) and little focus on the underlying mechanisms that may explain the behavior and the conditions under which it does and does not influence personnel selection outcomes. Finally, the specific goals for the studies presented in the issue are discussed.