Our tendency to make ourselves look psychologically disturbed with the aim to achieve clear-cut personal goals,like faking a mental illness,is called
A)negative self-image.
B)malingering.
C)self-report bias.
D)leniency effect.

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Malingering refers to the deliberate fabrication or exaggeration of symptoms in order to achieve a desired goal, such as obtaining disability benefits or avoiding punishment. This is different from negative self-image, which refers to a more general belief or perception that one is flawed or inadequate, and self-report bias, which refers to inaccuracies or distortions in self-reported information. The leniency effect refers to a tendency to rate or evaluate others more positively than they deserve, which is not relevant to this scenario.

Our Tendency to Make Ourselves Look Psychologically Disturbed with the Aim