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

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Definitions:

Physical Activity

Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.

Crepitation

the grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints or a crackling sensation due to the presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue.

Bone Spur

A bony growth formed on normal bone, often due to aging or as a response to friction or pressure.

Fluid

A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; can be a gas or a liquid.