When researchers ask several questions about a topic, a respondent may employ a response set to agree or disagree with all the questions. Such a tendency is referred to as:
A)social desirability or undesirability.
B)open-ended or closed-ended response.
C)negative or positive wording.
D)yea-saying or nay-saying.

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Yea-saying or nay-saying is the tendency of a respondent to agree or disagree with all questions regardless of their content. This response set bias can lead to inaccurate data and misrepresent the true opinions of the respondents.

When Researchers Ask Several Questions About a Topic, a Respondent