While completing a survey on attitudes toward house ownership,John was hit by an attack of indigestion.Which of the following best accounts for the difference between John's and another respondent's scores?
A)A true difference in attitudes
B)A true difference in personality between john and bob
C)A difference due to temporary personal factors
D)A difference due to situational factors
E)A difference due to variations in administration.

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John's indigestion is a temporary personal factor that could have affected his response to the survey questions, leading to a difference in his scores compared to another respondent who did not experience such temporary personal factors. Other factors such as true differences in attitudes or personality between John and the other respondent, situational factors or variations in administration may contribute to differences in scores, but in this specific scenario, the best explanation is C.

While Completing a Survey on Attitudes Toward House Ownership,John Was