Table 1.

Revised Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale

Original Elements of Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale
1.	Before voting I thoroughly investigate the qualifications of all the candidates.
2.	I never hesitate to go out of my way to help someone in trouble.
3.	It is sometimes hard for me to go on with my work if I am not encouraged.
4.	I have never intensely disliked anyone.
5.	On occasion I have had doubts about my ability to succeed in life.
6.	I sometimes feel resentful when I don't get my way.
7.	I am always careful about my manner of dress.
8.	My table manners at home are as good as when I eat out in a restaurant.
9.	If I could get into a movie without paying and be sure I was not seen I would probably do it.
10.	On a few occasions, I have given up doing something because I thought too little of my ability.
11.	I like to gossip at times.
12.	There have been times when I felt like rebelling against people in authority even though I knew they were right.
13.	No matter who I'm talking to, I'm always a good listener.
14.	I can remember "playing sick" to get out of something.
15.	There have been occasions when I took advantage of someone.
16.	I'm always willing to admit it when I make a mistake.
17.	I always try to practice what I preach.
18.	I don't find it particularly difficult to get along with loud mouthed, obnoxious people.
19.	I sometimes try to get even rather than forgive and forget.
20.	When I don't know something I don't at all mind admitting it.
21.	I am always courteous, even to people who are disagreeable.
22.	At times I have really insisted on having things my own way.
23.	There have been occasions when I felt like smashing things.
24.	I would never think of letting someone else be punished for my wrongdoings.
25.	I never resent being asked to return a favor.
26.	I have never been irked when people expressed ideas very different from my own.
27.	I never make a long trip without checking the safety of my car.
28.	There have been times when I was quite jealous of the good fortune of others.
29.	I have almost never felt the urge to tell someone off.
30.	I am sometimes irritated by people who ask favors of me.
31.	I have never felt that I was punished without cause.
32.	I sometimes think when people have a misfortune they only got what they deserved.
33.	I have never deliberately said something that hurt someone's feelings.
Question items removed from the final SDS version
1.	Before voting I thoroughly investigate the qualifications of all the candidates.
8.	My table manners at home are as good as when I eat out in a restaurant.
9.	If I could get into a movie without paying and be sure I was not seen I would probably do it.
27.	I never make a long trip without checking the safety of my car.
29.	I have almost never felt the urge to tell someone off.