Reinhold Is Filling Out the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)and

question 294

Multiple Choice

Reinhold is filling out the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and as he reads each question he thinks about the way most other people would probably respond.When he answers,he selects the alternative that he thinks will present the most favorable impression.Reinhold's answers reflect

• A) a social desirability bias.
• B) a negative response set.
• C) the placebo effect.
• D) non-representative sampling.