Walt Was Embarrassed to Have to Take a Personality Inventory

Multiple Choice

Walt was embarrassed to have to take a personality inventory before getting the job for which he was applying. Needless to say, he really wanted to make a good impression, so he answered everything the way he thought his new boss would like, in spite of his true feelings on some questions. Psychologists call this type of bias ________.

A) self-effacing
B) social desirability
C) fundamental attribution error
D) the Franklin effect