A health psychologist investigates dietary habits by conducting semi-structured interviews with participants. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the self-report data being compromised specifically by social desirability bias?
The interviewer, who was a personal trainer, unconsciously frowned when participants mentioned eating fast food, leading them to alter their subsequent responses.
Participants noticed a prominent poster about cardiovascular disease in the waiting room and deduced the study's hypothesis, leading them to intentionally alter their reported daily calorie intake.
Participants reported consuming significantly more organic vegetables and fewer sugary snacks than their actual diet diaries showed, because they wanted to avoid being judged as unhealthy.
Participants consistently selected 'strongly agree' on all statements regarding healthy eating regardless of their true habits, in order to complete the session quickly.
644 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Research methods and techniques. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.