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Medesa

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A student is asked in a survey question about whether he enjoys spending time with his family.
 
  The student really doesn't like his family very much but doesn't want to seem like a bad guy and so says that he does enjoy spending time with his family. The student is likely responding to the pressure of
   
 a. social desirability.
   b. sensitivity bias.
   c. response bias.
   d. consensus responding.

Question 2

The problem of survey participants attempting to present a positive image of themselves is referred to as
 
  a. experimenter bias.
  b. social desirability bias.
  c. response set bias.
  d. good subject bias.



Meganchabluk

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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