Professor Sam Spade asks a respondent 18 questions about a politician where the possible responses are "agree" and "disagree." All 18 questions are worded in such a way that a person who favours the politician will say "agree." The respondent quickly answers "agree" to all 18 questions without really thinking about each individual question.This is an example of
A)social desirability effect.
B)prestige question effect.
C)sleeper effect.
D)response set effect.
E)order effect.

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This is an example of response set effect, where the respondent answers all the questions in the same way without really considering each question individually. The respondent may be using a habitual or consistent pattern of responding.

Professor Sam Spade Asks a Respondent 18 Questions About a Politician