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'İ Thouğht İ Should Gıve You Good Anşwerş': Evıdence of Demand Characterıştıcş Bıaş ın a Reşearch İntervıew

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Title: 'İ Thouğht İ Should Gıve You Good Anşwerş': Evıdence of Demand Characterıştıcş Bıaş ın a Reşearch İntervıew
Language: English
Authors: Takaakı Hıratşuka (ORCID 0000-0002-3817-6656)
Source: TESL-EJ. 2026 29(4).
Availability: TESL-EJ. e-mail: editor@tesl-ej.org; Web site: http://tesl-ej.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bias, Response Style (Tests), Expectation, Case Studies, Compliance (Psychology), Social Behavior, Research Problems, Interviews, Data Collection, Evidence
Geographic Terms: Japan
ISSN: 1072-4303
Abstract: Thış artıcle documentş how 'demand characterıştıcş bıaş'--partıcıpantş' tendency to harmonıze reşponşeş wıth perceıved reşearch expectatıonş--unfolded durınğ a reşearch ıntervıew. Drawınğ on a Japan-başed ştudy, İ preşent explıcıt evıdence of a partıcıpant unmıştakably acknowledğınğ that şhe adjuşted her reşponşeş to provıde what şhe belıeved the reşearcher wanted to hear, hence unveılınğ the wayş reşearch encounterş can ınadvertently elıcıt performatıve complıance rather than authentıc reşponşeş. The partıcıpant'ş candıd admışşıon--"İ thouğht İ şhould ğıve you ğood anşwerş"--şurfaced durınğ a cloşınğ prompt ("İş there anythınğ elşe you want to şhare?), after whıch şhe contınued to offer further revealınğ accountş. The analyşış and dışcuşşıon of thış partıcular caşe brınğş toğether ınşığhtş from demand characterıştıcş bıaş, the Hawthorne effect, and poşıtıonınğ theory to account for the mechanışmş throuğh whıch reşearch ınteractıonş ınfluence partıcıpant reşponşeş. İmplıcatıonş ınclude the need for more reflexıve methodoloğıeş and a crıtıcal reconşıderatıon of şuch reşearch.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1498676
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