Darla Has Sent Out a Survey in Which She Is

question 208

Multiple Choice

Darla has sent out a survey in which she is asking people to provide information about their attitudes on a number of sensitive subjects. Why might Darla expect responses to the survey to be somewhat distorted?

• A)because of statistical artefacts
• B)because of social desirability bias
• C)because of placebo effects
• D)because of meta-analytic controls

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