While conducting a survey interview,a participant becomes slightly embarrassed and decides to answer the questions in such a way as to make himself look more friendly and acceptable to the interviewer.The participant does this on his own and is NOT responding to any cues the interviewer is providing.This example most clearly demonstrates which limitation of survey research?

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The participant's decision to answer in a way that makes him look more favorable to the interviewer is an example of social desirability bias. This bias occurs when participants respond in a way that they believe is socially acceptable or desirable, rather than answering truthfully. It is a common limitation of survey research. Experimenter effects refer to the ways in which the experimenter's behavior can influence participants, demand characteristics refer to participants changing their behavior based on cues from the researcher, and random sampling refers to the method of selecting participants for a study. None of these concepts are directly related to the scenario described in the question.

While Conducting a Survey Interview,a Participant Becomes Slightly Embarrassed and Decides