self-report
A kind of survey or questionnaire in which respondents read the questions and select…A kind of survey or questionnaire in which respondents read the questions and select responses by themselves, without researcher interference.
Meaning
2 sensesA kind of survey or questionnaire in which respondents read the questions and select responses by themselves, without researcher interference.
(informal)Something said by someone with the purpose of conveying a neutral stance on a subject but unintentionally leading to that person's bias being revealed.
His constantly talking about rape laws was a bit of a self-report.
Origin
From self- + report. Noun sense 2 was coined by players of Among Us, in which the impostorFrom self- + report. Noun sense 2 was coined by players of Among Us, in which the impostor can report the body of another player they have just killed, as if having just discovered it guiltlessly.
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Forms
plural: self-reports| Singular | self-report |
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See also
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