Jeri was completing a scale assessing her degree of anxiety regarding the upcoming presidential election. She simply selected the "neutral" option for all of her responses because it seemed less extreme. This bias is referred to as the:
A) acquiescent response bias.
B) error of central tendency.
C) social desirability bias.
D) predictive bias.

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The error of central tendency occurs when respondents avoid extreme responses and instead choose middle or neutral options on a scale, as described in the scenario with Jeri.

Jeri Was Completing a Scale Assessing Her Degree of Anxiety