The Social Desirability Response Bias Is

question 32

Multiple Choice

The social desirability response bias is

• A)a problem in all research on human beings.
• B)reduced when participants' responses are anonymous.
• C)not a problem in observational studies.
• D)the tendency for researchers to treat certain participants more positively.

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Definitions:

Voluntarily

Done, made, or provided out of free will, without coercion or obligation.

Anticipation

The action of expecting or predicting something to happen in the future.

Reward

Reward refers to a benefit or positive reinforcement given in response to someone's action or behavior, used to increase the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence in the future.

Infatuation

An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something.