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When a large number of respondents falsify their responses or give incorrect responses because of faulty memory, this is known as:

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Response error

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A type of non-sampling error caused by respondents intentionally or unintentionally providing incorrect answers to research questions. Possible sources of respondent error can be: inability error, best light phenomenon, social group norms, or selection bias.

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