How Can a Researcher Minimize the Likelihood of Social Desirability

question 163

Multiple Choice

How can a researcher minimize the likelihood of social desirability bias in participants' self-report responses?

• A) provide adequate compensation for participation
• B) design the study in accord with the ethical principle of justice
• C) ensure confidentiality
• D) have participants sign their name to each page of the questionnaire

---

Definitions:

Single By Choice

Opting to remain unmarried or not in a romantic relationship by preference rather than circumstance.

Freedom

The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

Cohabitating

Living together with another person in a long-term relationship without being legally married.

Spend

The act of using money to buy or pay for goods and services.