In Filling Out a Questionnaire, a Student Responds in a Consistent

question 20

Multiple Choice

In filling out a questionnaire, a student responds in a consistent pattern. The pattern is as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.... The student responds in this way due to his/her idiosyncratic behavior rather than due to the items which he/she is responding to. This best illustrates which of the following forms of bias?

• A) participant bias
• B) sampling bias
• C) response bias
• D) personal bias

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Definitions:

Acculturative Stress

The psychological impact of adaptation to a new culture.

Significant Life Change

A major adjustment or alteration in an individual's life that requires adaptation, such as moving to a new city, changing careers, or getting married.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theoretical model describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, identified by Hans Selye, involving stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Fight-Or-Flight

A physiological response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival, triggering either aggression or escape.