RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHODS OF RESEARCH

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is the tendency of participants to answer regular questions honestly, but distort their responses to questions on sensitive subjects.
A
social desirability bias
B
acquiescence bias
C
sensitivity bias
D
dominant respondent bias
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Response bias (also known as survey bias) is defined as the tendency in respondents to answer untruthfully or inaccurately. It often occurs where participants are asked to self-report on behaviors, but can also be caused by poor survey design.

Detailed explanation-2: -In social science research, social-desirability bias is a type of response bias that is the tendency of survey respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social desirability bias refers to people’s tendency to respond in ways that are more acceptable to others, regardless of the truth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Response bias is a general term for a wide range of tendencies for participants to respond inaccurately or falsely to questions. These biases are prevalent in research involving participant self-report, such as structured interviews or surveys.

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