Timothy lied about his feelings of anxiety when he participated in research because he wanted to seem "normal." This is best explained by:
A. self-report
B. poor operationalization
C. faulty survey methods
D. social desirability bias
Answer: D
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a. proximity b. similarity c. reciprocity d. complementarity
Outliers are
a. impossible values b. extreme but not impossible values c. data that don't fit your theory d. any of these
The development of secondary sexual characteristics:
a. is directly concerned with reproduction. b. provides external signs of the approach of puberty. c. occurs only in boys. d. occurs only in girls.
_____ is the theorist who has had the widest sphere of influence in how people think about the topic of personality development
Fill in the blank with correct word