Using a Polygraph System for Evaluation of the Social Desirability Response Bias in Self-Report Measures of Aggression

Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 309 - 318
Published: Sep 6, 2018
Abstract
Empirical evidence suggests that respondents systematically overreport socially desirable behaviors and systematically underreport socially undesirable behaviors. This “social desirability response bias (SDRB)” presents significant challenges for research that relies on self-report measures to assess behaviors that adhere to or violate social norms. The present study used a state-of-the-art polygraph system to examine SDRB in widely used...
Paper Details
Title
Using a Polygraph System for Evaluation of the Social Desirability Response Bias in Self-Report Measures of Aggression
Published Date
Sep 6, 2018
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
309 - 318
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