When a respondent tells an interviewer that his annual income last year was $50,000 because he is embarrassed to admit that it was $25,000,____ has occurred.
A)nonresponse error
B)auspices bias
C)interviewer cheating
D)deliberate falsification

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Deliberate falsification has occurred when a respondent intentionally provides false information in order to conceal or exaggerate certain facts. In this scenario, the respondent is deliberately giving an incorrect income amount due to embarrassment - a form of deliberate falsification.

When a Respondent Tells an Interviewer That His Annual Income