Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 04, 2018
Last Modified: January 09, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the Social Desirability Scale (SDS) by:
Crowne, D.P. & Marlowe, D.A. (1960). A new scale of social desirability independent of pathology, Journal of Consulting Psychology, 24, 351.
3 minutes
33 true-false questions, self report
The social-desirable behavior is scored with 1 point:
true = 1, false = 0 (reversed scored questions with R: true = 0; false = 1)
see section Editable Parameters
File Name: sds_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| sdsScore | The total score (Range: 0 - 33) the higher the score, the more social-desirable behavior was reported + individual responses |
File Name: sds.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values: 0 (false)-1 (true)) questions marked with 'R' are automatically reversed scored |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |