Researchers on a college campus conduct an epidemiological study regarding criminal activity. They interview students about their personal histories of criminal activity, and the students underestimate the amount of criminal activity in which they have participated. This inaccuracy is probably due to
a. retrospective reporting.
b. social desirability.
c. either of the above
d. neither of the above
C
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