Meanings
nounderbisol (uncountable)
- uncountableA fictitious drug, sometimes included in academic questionnaires to test the reliability of respondents.
On how many occasions (if any) have you used derbisol during the past 30 days?
2004, A Study of the 2002 Arizona Youth Survey: Gang Membership Among Youth1 more example
Students were also asked if they had used a fictitious substance (Derbisol), and the students that responded positively to this item (n = 6 in Queenstown and n = 3 in Umtata) were excluded from the study.
2010, Journal of Psychology in Africa, volume 20, numbers 1-2, page 36
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