Colton Is Completing a Long Personality Inventory,and He Doesn't Really

question 217

Multiple Choice

Colton is completing a long personality inventory,and he doesn't really want to take the time to read each of the questions in detail.Instead,he simply disagrees with all the statements.Which of the following describes Colton's method of completing the personality inventory

• A) a social desirability bias 
• B) a negative response set 
• C) a self-monitoring bias 
• D) an unconscious conflict

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Definitions:

Self-Control

Self-control refers to the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in the face of temptations and impulses.

Negatively Correlated

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.

Double-Blind Procedures

Experimental methods in which neither the participants nor the experimenters are aware of who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Placebo Effects

The physiological or psychological improvements in condition observed in individuals receiving a placebo treatment, attributable to their beliefs or expectations rather than the treatment itself.