Professor Sam Spade Asks a Respondent 18 Questions About a Politician

question 61

Multiple Choice

Professor Sam Spade asks a respondent 18 questions about a politician where the possible responses are "agree" and "disagree." All 18 questions are worded in such a way that a person who favours the politician will say "agree." The respondent quickly answers "agree" to all 18 questions without really thinking about each individual question.This is an example of

• A)social desirability effect.
• B)prestige question effect.
• C)sleeper effect.
• D)response set effect.
• E)order effect.

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