Question

Shania is taking a survey about her attitude towards children’s programming. Even though she still watches Sesame Street every night before she goes to bad, she is afraid she will be judged so she answers dishonestly. This is an example of which problem of surveys?

Answer 1

Response Bias

Explanation:

This is an example of the problem known as Response Bias. This is basically any and all reasons an individual may have for not answering a question truthfully regardless of the reason. This is a huge problem when conducting a survey since there are almost no ways to prevent this and false responses can completely contaminate the results gathered by the survey. In this scenario, the reason for lying was fear and shame which are normal emotions for individuals and is impossible to predict who will lie due because of it.