A Researcher Studying the Attitudes of College Students on Social

question 29

Multiple Choice

A researcher studying the attitudes of college students on social norms posts a survey on her webpage. After receiving 150 responses she closes the survey and analyzes the results by comparing the results against those of a survey conducted in the campus library. What error has the researcher likely committed?

• A) field research error
• B) selection bias
• C) laboratory bias
• D) dependent variable bias

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