As Sally is completing a survey,she responds by circling a 6 (on a 1-7 itemized-rating scale)for all the questions without really paying attention to the questions.Sally has fallen victim to what researchers refer to as
A)boredom.
B)attention deficit.
C)disinterest.
D)reverse scaling.
E)response set bias.

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Sally's consistent response of circling a 6 without paying attention to the questions indicates that she has adopted a response set bias, where she is simply answering a particular way without truly considering each question.

As Sally Is Completing a Survey,she Responds by Circling a 6