Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET December 2023 (12.12.2023) Shift-II
In survey research, the tendency of a respondent to answer in a predictable way independent of the question content refers to:
AExperimenter bias
BMeasurement bias
CResponse bias ✓ Correct
DPsychosocial effect
Correct answer: (C) Response bias — Answering in a predictable way regardless of content is response bias, so the answer is response bias.
Explanation
★Answering in a predictable way regardless of content is response bias, so the answer is response bias.
★Response bias is a tendency to answer questions inaccurately or untruthfully.
★It occurs regardless of the actual content of the question.
★Self-report surveys and structured interviews are especially prone to it.
★It can arise from a wish to please, to conform or to answer in a set pattern.
★Experimenter bias, measurement bias and psychosocial effects describe different influences, not this response pattern.
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