Röhner, JessicaJessicaRöhner0000-0003-0633-33862025-07-072025-07-072024https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/108746Over the course of conducting psychological assessments, researchers will most likely encounter the phenomenon of response bias. There are many different terms associated with distorted responses, such as lies, social desirability, deceptive self-presentation, faking, carelessness, self-deception, impression distortion, simulation, and dissimulation. In this presentation, I will provide insight into the fundamentals of response biases in psychological measures. First, I will present typical examples of response biases and their facets. Second, I will take a look at the frequencies of these response biases. Third, I will present effects (e.g., on means, reliability, and validity) and consequences (e.g., erroneous decisions in assessment) of response biases. Fourth, I will discuss strategies that can be applied to prevent or detect and correct response biases. Last but not least, I will present an overview of current research and approaches for dealing with response distortion.engassessmentresponse biassocial desirabilitycarelessnessfaking150otherurn:nbn:de:bvb:473-irb-108746x