Question

Tabatha is filling out a questionnaire. one question asks her if she ever threatens other people in order to get them to do something. although tabatha frequently threatens her children in order to get them to clean their rooms, she lies on the questionnaire because she doesn't want to look bad. this is an example of

Answer 1

The answer is "social desirability bias".

Social desirability bias alludes to the way that in self-reports, individuals will frequently report erroneously on delicate points keeping in mind the end goal to introduce themselves in the most ideal light. This can be because of both self-misleading and other-misdirection.