Question

one potential shortcoming of survey research is that surveys

○ rely on peoples honesty and willingness to cooperate.

○ cannot reflect the total population.

○ tend to focus more on what people do than what they say.

○ cannot be used on large populations.

Explanation:

• For the option "cannot reflect the total population": Surveys can be designed to be representative (e.g., random sampling) to reflect the total population, so this is incorrect.
• For the option "tend to focus more on what people do than what they say": Surveys typically gather self - reported data (what people say), while methods like observation focus on what people do. So this is incorrect.
• For the option "cannot be used on large populations": Surveys are often well - suited for large populations as they can be distributed widely (e.g., online surveys, mail - in surveys). So this is incorrect.
• For the option "rely on people's honesty and willingness to cooperate": Since surveys depend on respondents to answer truthfully and to participate (cooperate) by filling out the survey, this is a valid shortcoming.

Answer:

A. rely on people's honesty and willingness to cooperate.