SDB and Me: An Autobiographical Exploration

Now here’s the story of how Social Desirability Bias has haunted my life.

The two earliest centers of Social Desirability Bias in my life were Beckford Elementary and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church.  In school, they told us an endless stream of absurdities – things like, “We’re all going to be great at X!,” “We all take great pride in our school!,” “No one works harder than our teachers,” and so on.  I don’t think it bothered me at first.  But even in kindergarten, I couldn’t help but notic...