Abe is investigating moral reasoning by asking children what they would do in different situations, such as if one of their friends would shoplift when they were together. He is concerned that children may be giving him the answers they think he wants to hear, rather than their genuine feelings about what they would really do. Abe is worried about
A) cohort effects.
B) representative sampling.
C) response bias.
D) confidentiality.

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Response bias refers to the tendency of participants to provide answers that they believe are socially acceptable or that align with the expectations of the researcher. In this scenario, Abe is concerned about children providing answers that they think he wants to hear, leading to response bias in his study. Cohort effects refer to differences between groups of individuals that are due to shared experiences or characteristics, representative sampling refers to the selection of participants that accurately represents the population of interest, and confidentiality refers to the protection of participant information. While these factors may also be important in research, they are not the primary concern in this scenario.

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