Question

One of the major problems with studies conducted on the prevalence of sexual behaviors is that

a. the data are seldom gathered anonymously.
b. people responding to the questionnaires do not usually know the actual definitions of the behaviors being asked about.
c. the data are gathered from self-reports of a certain group of people and may not reflect actual behaviors.
d. the data-gathering methods do not ask about specific behaviors but classes of behaviors.

Answer 1

The correct answer here is C.

The main problem here is that this is a tricky data to gather, especially in regards to people's sexual behavior. The main problem here is that the data collected from self-reports of a certain group may or may not be in line with the actual behavior. In self-report study people choose one of the given options without the interference of the researcher, thus people may not be entirely truthful.