(Scenario II) After Piloting the Survey Described in Scenario II

question 134

Multiple Choice

(Scenario II) After piloting the survey described in Scenario II, the authors found that many children responded by always using the endpoints in the provided set of response alternatives. The participants seem to be exhibiting which response bias?

• A) the acquiescent response set
• B) the error of central tendency
• C) participant judgment bias
• D) random response bias

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