Bias in a questionnaire item
a. encourages respondents to answer questions in a particular way.
b. helps reveal the respondents' true feelings about a topic.
c. is usually obvious to both the respondents and the researcher.
d. occurs only when questions are negatively worded.
e. helps develop rapport between researcher and subject.
A
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