The Tendency of Persons Being Surveyed to Give Polite or Socially

question 185

Multiple Choice

The tendency of persons being surveyed to give polite or socially desirable answers is known as the

• A)Barnum effect.
• B)courtesy bias.
• C)experimenter bias.
• D)self-fulfilling prophecy.

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