Response style: a tendency to respond to a test item or interview question in some characteristic manner regardless of the content of the item or question.

• Socially desirable responding
  Present oneself in a favourable light
• Acquiescent
  Agree with whatever is presented
• Nonacquiescence
  Disagree with whatever is presented
• Deviance
  Make unusual or uncommon responses
• Extreme
  Make extreme, as opposed to middle, ratings on a rating scale
• Gambling/cautiousness
  Guess- or not guess- when in doubt
• Overly positive
  Claim extreme virtue through self-presentation in a superlative manner