While Conducting a Research Interview, a Participant Becomes Slightly Embarrassed

question 204

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) placebo effect
• C) random sampling
• D) social desirability bias

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