In class we did an exercise in which we discussed generating self- or other- report questions. Which of the following points was raised?

a. it is better to directly ask parents about general personality traits like shyness than about specific behaviors associated with personality traits
b. the importance of using specialized statistical techniques such as factor analysis in order to determine whether the results will generalize beyond the test sample
c. children younger than about 5 should take an honesty assessment to determine if their reports on their TV viewing patterns should be trusted
d. parents do not always know when their babies are sleeping and may be even less likely to know if babies are not in the same room as they are

Ans: d. parents do not always know when their babies are sleeping and may be even less likely to know if babies are not in the same room as they are