In a study by Wells et al. (2012) on attitudes about carrying handguns, the researchers compared responses of students who completed a survey in class with those of students who were given the option to complete the survey online. They found that students who responded to the web survey were more extreme in their attitudes than the in-class sample. These findings could possibly be a result of:
A) Response set
B) Motivated respondent bias
C) Attrition
D) Social desirability bias

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This is an example of motivated respondent bias. It suggests that individuals who choose to complete the survey online may be more motivated to express their attitudes in a more extreme way than those who complete the survey in class. This bias could have implications for the generalizability of the results.

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