One of the Problems with Self-Report Personality Inventories Is That

question 34

Multiple Choice

One of the problems with self-report personality inventories is that respondents may answer questions in ways that make them look good. This tendency is called a ​

• A)social desirability bias.
• B)response set.
• C)perceptual set.
• D)self-serving bias.

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