In the Administration of Multiple Item Scales, "Response Set" Refers

In the administration of multiple item scales, "response set" refers to:

A) the tendency for some people to agree or disagree with statements regardless of their content.
B) the tendency for people to become anxious if they have to repeat a "yes" or a "no" response all of the time.
C) the total score of a person's responses that is achieved by summing up his or her individual responses.
D) the misperception of a question or statement owing to a perceptual set.