The applicants are likely to give inflated estimates of all of the following EXCEPT:
A) emotional stability, including the person's ability to withstand stress.
B) conscientiousness, a measure of reliability.
C) agreeableness, a measure of the ability to cooperate.
D) risk-taking, a measure of eagerness to take chances.
E) self-monitoring, a measure of the ability to alter one's behavior based on external factors.

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D)All of the choices are positive things that everyone would like to have in basically all circumstances except Choice D. Risk-taking is sometimes a good thing, but people are unlikely to claim that they take chances much more often than they do. It's always possible that some applicants would exaggerate their eagerness to take risk, but almost everyone would tend to exaggerate the characteristics in the other four choices.

The Applicants Are Likely to Give Inflated Estimates of All