Howard Becker believes that:

A. Cynical responses to questions are always closer to the truth than idealistic ones.
B. Group settings tend to bring out cynicism, while idealism is more likely to be expressed in one-on-one interaction.
C. Idealism is only a "front" for most people and that the interviewer should always be skeptical about idealistic pronouncements from respondents.
D. Interviewers tend to underestimate idealism.
E. B and D.


E

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