A researcher writes a survey question that asks,"Who was your favorite teacher?" Steven,a respondent,realizes after taking the survey that he listed his favorite college teachers,and not elementary school teachers.He wanted to finish the survey quickly,so he didn't search his childhood memories.This is an example of ________ bias.
A)instrument
B)recall
C)projection
D)selection

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This is an example of recall bias, where the respondent's ability to accurately remember and retrieve information is influenced by various factors such as haste, memory capacity, and motivation. In this case, Steven's hasty response led him to recall college teachers instead of elementary school teachers, resulting in inaccurate data. The other options, instrument bias, projection bias, and selection bias, are not relevant to this scenario.

A Researcher Writes a Survey Question That Asks,"Who Was Your