Lying as a Factor in Research on Sexuality
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 75 (2), 839-842
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.839
Abstract
This study investigated whether lying was a factor in research on sexuality among 1902 black South African first-year students. Consenting students completed structured questionnaires comprising 3 subject areas of biographical/career, sexuality, and political violence, each followed by an attitude scale. Subjects were more comfortable and truthful while completing the biographical/career and sociopolitical violence scales than the sexuality scale.Keywords
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