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Self-Report Bias

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Self-report bias occurs when participants answer as they wish to be seen rather than as they actually behave.

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Respondents report drinking less alcohol and exercising more than the same respondents' logged records show.

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Anonymity reduces this bias without removing it. People also misremember, which anonymity cannot fix.