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QuizMultiple Choice

Assessing Personality

Question 7 • LHS-Psychology (1 cr.)

Roger read the question on the assessment, and although he knew how he would really act in the given scenario, he purposely picked the answer that reflected the opposite of his true behavior. This type of source error is called __________.

Answer
A
response bias
B
deliberate deception
C
response set
D
social desirability bias

Explanation

Roger knowingly chooses an answer that does not reflect his real behavior, so he is intentionally misrepresenting himself. This is deliberate deception. Social desirability bias would mean choosing an answer to appear socially acceptable, which the question does not specify.

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