Your client took a MMPI. During the next session, she tells you that she may have answered some of the questions untruthfully, because she thought she was supposed to answer them a certain way. What research error does this demonstrate? a. Social desirability b. Cultural test bias c. Personality influence d. Subjective interpretation bias
When a person answers questions in a way they think they should, they are said to possess social desirability. Cultural test bias is the phenomenon of a test’s reliability measured with certain cultural elements. Subjective interpretation bias occurs when a test taker determines personal meaning from test questions. There is no such research error as personality influence.
