A social desirability response set is best described as a bias to pick
A) the response option of "yes" or "agree" or "very true of me."
B) response options that make the respondent appear eccentric or unusual.
C) responses randomly.
D) responses that the respondent believes are expected by society.
E) responses that make the respondent appear high in sexual desire.
D
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a. symptom substitution b. sudden recovery c. automatic inhibition d. random catharsis e. spontaneous remission
A researcher is interested in studying cooperative and competitive behavior in siblings
How might he or she use (1) systematic observations, and (2) self-reports to measure sibling behavior? Explain each type of measure, and give an example of how each could be used to measure cooperation and competition between siblings. What will be an ideal response?