A researcher studying the attitudes of college students on social norms posts a survey on her webpage. After receiving 150 responses she closes the survey and analyzes the results by comparing the results against those of a survey conducted in the campus library. What error has the researcher likely committed?
a. Field Research Error
b. Selection Bias
c. Laboratory Bias
d. Dependent Variable Bias
b. Selection Bias
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