Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about social desirability response bias is FALSE?
A) The tendency to make some types of socially desirable responses is a component of some personality traits and so does not constitute a bias for measures of those traits.
B) The tendency to make socially desirable responses is reduced when respondents complete questionnaires anonymously.
C) There are no effective ways of controlling social desirability response bias.
D) People are more likely to give socially desirable responses to some types of questions than others.
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