A personality psychologist interviewing a former prisoner of war for a book on coping under extreme conditions of stress is worried the individual may make up things as details begin to get harder to recall. This illustrates the problem of:

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Subject bias refers to the tendency of participants to alter their responses or behavior due to their perceptions of the research situation or their own motivations, which can include making up details when recalling difficult experiences.

A Personality Psychologist Interviewing a Former Prisoner of War for a Book