Sometimes the results of survey research on sensitive topics like drunken driving, illegal drug use, etc. may not be useful because

a. people tend to acquiesce when responding to such topics.
b. people's responses in such research are often tailored to generate a reaction.
c. people tend to repress their memories of such information, so they can't report on it.
d. people may ignore questions and not respond to them.


d

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