The magazine Lover's Delight publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots. The critical flaw in this research would be that _______
a. the sample is not representative of American wives.
b. a psychological test, rather than a survey, should have been given.
c. rubber boots are not equally available in all regions of the country.
d. "making love" has not been operationally defined.
Answer: a
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