Impression management, social desirability, and computer administration of attitude questionnaires: Does the computer make a difference?

Stephanie Booth‐Kewley · JACK E. EDWARDS · Paul Rosenfeld

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Lautenschlager and Flaherty (1990) unexpectedly found that more socially desirable responding occurred on a computer version of an attitude and personality questionnaire than on a paper-and-pencil version. The present study attempted to replicate and extend their findings in a noncollege environment. Male Navy recruits (N=246) completed several questionnaires in either a computer-administered or paper-and-pencil condition and in either an anymous or identified condition. Identified respondents had higher impression management and self-deceptive enhancement scores than anonymous respondents. Contrary to Lautenschlager and Fmaherty's results, however, there was no systematic difference between computer and paper-and-pencil modes. It is concluded that computer and paper-and-pencil modes of administration yield similar responses on attitude questionnaires

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