You are a taking part in a survey that asks about your attitudes toward the physical punishment of children.Even though you believe that spanking is sometimes necessary,you answer that you are opposed to any sort of physical punishment.Which of the following terms best describes why you answered the way that you did?
A)Social desirability
B)Experimenter bias
C)Randomness
D)Sample representation

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Social desirability bias occurs when individuals respond to questions in a manner they believe is socially acceptable or desirable, rather than with their true beliefs or behaviors. In this scenario, the respondent may have answered that they are opposed to physical punishment because they believe it is the socially desirable response, even though they themselves believe spanking is sometimes necessary.

You Are a Taking Part in a Survey That Asks