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Educational and Psychological Measurement
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Response Set in the Measurement of Stimulation-Seeking

Frank H. Farley

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Alice S. Haubrich

University of Wisconsin, Madison

The effect of social desirability response set on a measure of individual differences in stimulation—seeking—the Sensation-Seeking Scale—was studied in a 2 x 3 x 5 design consisting of factors of sex, instructions (fake good, fake bad, and control) and five subscales, with 15 undergraduate Ss per cell, making a total of 90 Ss. No significant effect of instructions was found, nor were any interactions of any variables significant. However, a significant (p < .01) main effect associated with sex was obtained, with males scoring significantly higher than females. In addition, a significant (p < .01) main effect of subscales was found, indicating significant variation among subscale means. It was concluded that response set, as aroused, was not a significant factor in this measure.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 34, No. 3, 631-637 (1974)
DOI: 10.1177/001316447403400315
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