Important Considerations for Survey Items When Taking the Minnesota Multiphasic

question 40

Multiple Choice

Important Considerations for Survey Items When taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, Sara tended
To agree with many of the true/false statements.Her answers were probably
Influenced by

• A)position preference.
• B)social desirability.
• C)willingness to answer.
• D)yea-saying.

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Definitions:

Entirety

The whole of something; the total or complete sum or amount of a particular thing or entity.

Nativism

The theory that certain skills or abilities are "native" or hardwired into the brain at birth.

Constitutional Factors

Physical and genetic characteristics of an individual that influence his or her biological functioning.

Acquisition

The act of gaining possession or knowledge of something.