A couple who volunteered for a study wants to appear satisfied with the relationship to the researcher; this situation is an example of:

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Social desirability bias refers to the tendency of individuals to give socially desirable responses to research questions, regardless of their true beliefs or actions. In this case, the couple may want to appear satisfied in order to please the researcher or to avoid any negative consequences that may come from admitting dissatisfaction. Researcher bias (A) refers to the researcher's own biases affecting the study, while self-serving bias (B) refers to the tendency of individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors. Hindsight bias (D) refers to the tendency to see events as more predictable after they have occurred.

A Couple Who Volunteered for a Study Wants to Appear