Carol administered a survey about child abuse to 1000 anonymous new parents and found no reports of a parent exhibiting this type of behaviour. Knowing the number of incidences of child abuse reported each year, Carol suspected some type of bias attributed to the erroneous results. Which type of bias most likely affected this study?

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Self-presentational bias is likely the cause, as respondents may not report their own abusive behavior to present themselves in a positive light, especially in sensitive topics like child abuse.

Carol Administered a Survey About Child Abuse to 1000 Anonymous