A researcher is studying the incidence of child abuse in a particular city. She sends a questionnaire to 1,000 randomly selected students' homes. The questions ask how frequently parents engage in certain behaviors like hitting, criticizing, and punishing their children. Only less than 500 questionnaires are returned. Which of the following problems is evident in this scenario?
A. the problem of response
B. the problem of refusal
C. the problem of self-serving bias
D. the problem of attentional bias
Answer: B
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