A Researcher Finds That When People Report Their Sexual Activity

question 31

Multiple Choice

A researcher finds that when people report their sexual activity on a mailed questionnaire, they indicate higher levels of bizarre fantasies than when they are questioned face to face. This indicates that these methods of measuring sexual activity ____.

• A) have high base rates
• B) are high in validity
• C) are negatively correlated
• D) have low reliability

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