Reinhold is filling out the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI); as he responds to each item, he selects the alternative that he thinks will present the most favorable impression. Reinhold's answers reflect

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Reinhold's behavior of selecting answers that he believes will present him in the most favorable light is an example of social desirability bias. This is a common issue in self-report measures where participants may answer in a way that they think is more socially acceptable or favorable rather than how they truly feel or behave.

Reinhold Is Filling Out the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI);