While Conducting a Research Interview, a Participant Becomes Slightly Embarrassed

question 96

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)Social desirability bias.
• D)Random sampling.

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