What Is a Significant Limitation of Self-Report Measures of Personality

question 101

Multiple Choice

What is a significant limitation of self-report measures of personality?

• A) If a person is unaware of the psychological processes that underlie her or his motivations, behaviors, or feelings, those motivations, behaviors, and feelings can't accurately be reported.
• B) There is no way to identify socially desirable or acquiescent response tendencies.
• C) Very few self-report measures exist, so application of those measures to understanding personality on a large scale is limited.
• D) Most people are reluctant to answer questions about themselves.

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