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Little research has been reported worldwide investigating the potential effects of social desirability on students\u2019 self-reports, considering the social context within which the survey is conducted. In this paper, we investigate the potential effects of social desirability on students\u2019 self-reports in two social contexts within which the survey was conducted. More specifically, with a sample of 111 Greek students, we explored the effects of social desirability on students\u2019 attitudes towards statistics in two cases: when the questionnaire was administered to participating students after attending (a) lectures and (b) both lectures and laboratory classes. Only in the second case were the items\u2019 attitudes toward statistics associated with a score of socially desirable responding; moreover, social desirability accounted for the relationship between attitudes toward statistics and perceived competence in mathematics. 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