Which Is NOT a Major Shortcoming of Self-Reports

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a major shortcoming of self-reports?

• A) Standardizing the self-report measure results in difficulty in comparing the responses of two different individuals who have completed the self-report.
• B) Respondents may give socially desirable answers so the researchers think more positively of them.
• C) These types of reports are difficult to use with very young children.
• D) Language abilities between people of different ages can make interpretation of results difficult.

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Definitions:

Ego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the realistic part of the psyche that mediates between desires and moral constraints.

Self

Pertaining to the individual person, often in reference to one's own thoughts, feelings, or actions.

Mind

The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.