Only 1-2 percent of research subjects know they are taking an authoritarianism test.

Evidence

I have no desire to spend the rest of my life studying authoritarianism in people who know I am trying to find out how authoritarian they are. So in November 1991, I repeated a 1983 ploy (EOF, pp. 33-35) of offering extra experimental credits to students who could get the answer “through guessing, insight, etc.” Only 10 of 220 checked right-wing authoritarianism. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 703 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Only a small fraction of respondents can infer that a survey measures authoritarianism — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 703

Broader Connections

• Only a small fraction of respondents can infer that a survey measures authoritarianism #expands (0.95) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 703