When Developing a Scale That Assesses Teenagers' Preference for Sweets

Multiple Choice

When developing a scale that assesses teenagers' preference for sweets, researchers wrote these three items, on a 1-10 scale (1 = extremely disagree, 10 = extremely agree) :
i. Chocolate cake is my favorite dessert.
ii. I would rather revel in confectionery than savor mincemeat.
iii. I am definitely not a big vanilla aficionado. (reverse coded)
However, when they examined teens' responses, they noticed that overall, there were consistent response patterns for each individual item across all participants, none of which were expected to occur. What issues (i.e., threats to measurement validity) would they be most vulnerable to with their current scale? (circle all that apply)

A) acquiescence
B) social desirability
C) mood
D) language