The Tendency for Individuals to Respond to Personality Test Items

question 30

Multiple Choice

The tendency for individuals to respond to personality test items in a socially acceptable way, rather than in a way that truly reflects their personality, is known as:​

• A)​social conformity.
• B)​social acceptability.
• C)​social desirability.
• D)​response set.

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Definitions:

Contradictory

Relating to statements, ideas, or propositions that directly oppose each other, such that if one is true, the other must be false.

Inconsistent

Containing elements that are logically in conflict with each other, unable to be true in the same context or at the same time.

Truth Tables

A table used in the field of logic to calculate the values of logical expressions based on their arguments.

Consistent

This term refers to arguments or sets of statements that do not contain any contradictions between them.