Structured self-reports are vulnerable to the risk of reporting biases. What type of bias is occurring when the tendency of some people is to respond to questions in characteristic ways, independent of content?

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Response set bias occurs when individuals have a pattern of responding to questions in a certain way, regardless of the actual content of the question. This can distort the accuracy of survey or questionnaire results because the responses may not truly reflect the individual's specific thoughts or feelings about the question content.

Structured Self-Reports Are Vulnerable to the Risk of Reporting Biases