Assignment Task: based on the reading: Paulhus (1984) two-component models of socially desirable responding
a. Describe the two approaches of conceptualizing social desirability that Pauhlus discusses.
b. Read through the items Pauhlus lists on p. 603. What are your reactions? Do you think the items capture self-deception and impression management well? Do you think these items would still capture social desirability well today?
c. How did participants respond differently to the self-deception and impression management scales under anonymous conditions than they did under public conditions
d. Can researchers reduce impression management and self-deception in their studies? If so, how?