While Conducting a Research Interview,a Participant Becomes Slightly Embarrassed and Decides

question 41

Multiple Choice

While conducting a research interview,a participant becomes slightly embarrassed and decides to answer the questions in such a way as to make himself look more friendly and acceptable to the interviewer.This example most clearly demonstrates which limitation of interview methods in research?

• A)experimenter effects
• B)demand characteristics
• C)social desirability bias
• D)random sampling

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