The Problem of Survey Participants Attempting to Present a Positive

question 17

Multiple Choice

The problem of survey participants attempting to present a positive image of themselves is referred to as

• A) experimenter bias.
• B) social desirability bias.
• C) response set bias.
• D) good subject bias.

Learn how to create and interpret Excel charts, including the use of sparkline and clustered column charts.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors, often serving to maintain one's self-esteem.

Independence

The state or quality of being self-reliant and not subject to external control or support.

Big Five Personality Factors

A model describing human personality through five broad dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Self-Serving Bias

is a cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors.