Question 1

Define the following:
-pseudosurvey

Accepted Answer

When someone who has little or

Question 2

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

Accepted Answer

A) tax evasion. 
B) a venereal disease. 
C) alcohol consumption. 
D) giving to a charity. 
E) salary. 
A) tax evasion. 
B) a venereal disease. 
C) alcohol consumption. 
D) giving to a charity. 
E) salary.

Question 3

What is a major disadvantage of open-ended survey questions?

Accepted Answer

A) Coding the responses can be tedious and difficult. 
B) Misinterpretation of a question can go unnoticed. 
C) They force participants to make simplistic responses to complex issues. 
D) Respondents with no opinion or no knowledge can answer anyway. 
E) They permit an unlimited number of possible answers. 
A) Coding the responses can be tedious and difficult. 
B) Misinterpretation of a question can go unnoticed. 
C) They force participants to make simplistic responses to complex issues. 
D) Respondents with no opinion or no knowledge can answer anyway. 
E) They permit an unlimited number of possible answers.

Question 4

A _____ question offers respondents a "don't know" alternative.

Accepted Answer

A) standard format 
B) quasi-filter 
C) full filter 
D) partially open 
E) contingency 
A) standard format 
B) quasi-filter 
C) full filter 
D) partially open 
E) contingency

Question 5

Which of the following items should be among the first things a researcher does once he or she has decided on the survey as the appropriate method for gathering data?

Accepted Answer

A) Decide on the target population 
B) Locate respondents 
C) Select the sample 
D) Write the survey questions 
E) Plan how to record the data 
A) Decide on the target population 
B) Locate respondents 
C) Select the sample 
D) Write the survey questions 
E) Plan how to record the data

Question 6

What is a "floater" in survey research?

Accepted Answer

A) A type of question that can be placed anywhere in the survey 
B) An interviewer who is capable of interviewing any type of respondent 
C) A respondent who really does not have an opinion or belief about something asked about in a question,but answers anyway 
D) An additional response item for a closed-ended question 
E) A type of question designed to keep respondents interested in the questionnaire 
A) A type of question that can be placed anywhere in the survey 
B) An interviewer who is capable of interviewing any type of respondent 
C) A respondent who really does not have an opinion or belief about something asked about in a question,but answers anyway 
D) An additional response item for a closed-ended question 
E) A type of question designed to keep respondents interested in the questionnaire

Question 7

Define the following:
-response set

Accepted Answer

An effect in survey research w

Question 8

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of open questions?

Accepted Answer

●Advantage: They permit an unlimited num

Question 9

Define the following:
-full-filter question

Accepted Answer

A type of survey research question in wh

Question 10

What is the following type of question called? "Please tell me if you Agree,Disagree,or Have No Opinion regarding the following statement: The Canadian government should change the age at which a person can legally purchase alcohol to 25 for all provinces."

Accepted Answer

A) A partially open question 
B) A quasi-filter question 
C) A open-ended question 
D) A full-filter question 
E) A standard form question 
A) A partially open question 
B) A quasi-filter question 
C) A open-ended question 
D) A full-filter question 
E) A standard form question

Question 11

Which type of survey has the highest response rate?

Accepted Answer

A) The telephone interview 
B) The mail questionnaire 
C) The face-to-face interview 
D) The online survey 
E) The computer-assisted interview 
A) The telephone interview 
B) The mail questionnaire 
C) The face-to-face interview 
D) The online survey 
E) The computer-assisted interview

Question 12

Define the following:
-social desirability bias

Accepted Answer

A bias in survey research in w

Question 13

Which one of the following survey questions is properly phrased?

Accepted Answer

A) "Aside from work you do at home or at a job,do you do anything to stay physically fit?" 
B) "Do you agree with the Canadian Medical Association that smoking is bad for your health?" 
C) "Have you ever had angina or cardiac fibrillation?" 
D) "Do you jog and do sit-ups every day?" 
E) "How many times a month do you engage in vigorous physical exercise for a period of at least 20 minutes?" 
A) "Aside from work you do at home or at a job,do you do anything to stay physically fit?" 
B) "Do you agree with the Canadian Medical Association that smoking is bad for your health?" 
C) "Have you ever had angina or cardiac fibrillation?" 
D) "Do you jog and do sit-ups every day?" 
E) "How many times a month do you engage in vigorous physical exercise for a period of at least 20 minutes?"

Question 14

Identify and briefly describe eight problems that should be avoided in survey question construction.

Accepted Answer

●Avoid jargon,slang,and abbreviations.Ta

Question 15

What are some important points to consider when organizing the physical layout of a questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

●Give each question a number.
●Never cra

Question 16

Undergraduate student David Davidson's questionnaire has two series of questions.One series asks Caucasians about South Asian people,and the other asks South Asians about Caucasians.The series of questions respondents answer depends on their answer to the second question in the questionnaire,"What is your ethnicity?" Davidson is using a

Accepted Answer

A) dual-ballot question. 
B) forced-choice question. 
C) contingency question. 
D) sign-post question. 
E) double-barreled question. 
A) dual-ballot question. 
B) forced-choice question. 
C) contingency question. 
D) sign-post question. 
E) double-barreled question.

Question 17

What are the three basic choices available to the researcher in relation to questions having to do with attitudes? Specify,describe,and give an example for each of them.

Accepted Answer

●Standard-format question: This is type

Question 18

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of closed questions?

Accepted Answer

●Advantage: The answers of different res

Question 19

Which one of the following features is most likely to increase respondent cooperation in all types of surveys?

Accepted Answer

A) Offerings a prepaid incentive 
B) Guaranteeing anonymity and confidentiality 
C) Describing the purpose of the research in complete detail 
D) Sending letters in advance of an interview 
E) Repeatedly emphasizing the importance of the interview 
A) Offerings a prepaid incentive 
B) Guaranteeing anonymity and confidentiality 
C) Describing the purpose of the research in complete detail 
D) Sending letters in advance of an interview 
E) Repeatedly emphasizing the importance of the interview

Question 20

What is a "probe" in survey research?

Accepted Answer

A) A trick question to determine whether a respondent is lying 
B) A two-part question in survey research where the answer to the first part of the question determines which of two different questions a respondent next receives 
C) A sequence of questions starting with general ones and ending with specific ones 
D) The name for the middle or neutral choice among the answers to an attitude question 
E) A follow-up question where a respondent is asked to clarify or elaborate on a previous answer 
A) A trick question to determine whether a respondent is lying 
B) A two-part question in survey research where the answer to the first part of the question determines which of two different questions a respondent next receives 
C) A sequence of questions starting with general ones and ending with specific ones 
D) The name for the middle or neutral choice among the answers to an attitude question 
E) A follow-up question where a respondent is asked to clarify or elaborate on a previous answer

Define the following: -pseudosurvey

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

What is a major disadvantage of open-ended survey questions?

A _____ question offers respondents a "don't know" alternative.

Which of the following items should be among the first things a researcher does once he or she has decided on the survey as the appropriate method for gathering data?

What is a "floater" in survey research?

Define the following: -response set

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of open questions?

Define the following: -full-filter question

What is the following type of question called? "Please tell me if you Agree,Disagree,or Have No Opinion regarding the following statement: The Canadian government should change the age at which a person can legally purchase alcohol to 25 for all provinces."

Which type of survey has the highest response rate?

Define the following: -social desirability bias

Which one of the following survey questions is properly phrased?

Identify and briefly describe eight problems that should be avoided in survey question construction.

What are some important points to consider when organizing the physical layout of a questionnaire?

What are the three basic choices available to the researcher in relation to questions having to do with attitudes? Specify,describe,and give an example for each of them.

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of closed questions?

Which one of the following features is most likely to increase respondent cooperation in all types of surveys?

What is a "probe" in survey research?

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Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

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Exam 8: Survey Research

Define the following: -pseudosurvey

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

What is a major disadvantage of open-ended survey questions?

A _____ question offers respondents a "don't know" alternative.

Which of the following items should be among the first things a researcher does once he or she has decided on the survey as the appropriate method for gathering data?

What is a "floater" in survey research?

Define the following: -response set

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of open questions?

Define the following: -full-filter question

What is the following type of question called? "Please tell me if you Agree,Disagree,or Have No Opinion regarding the following statement: The Canadian government should change the age at which a person can legally purchase alcohol to 25 for all provinces."

Which type of survey has the highest response rate?

Define the following: -social desirability bias

Which one of the following survey questions is properly phrased?

Identify and briefly describe eight problems that should be avoided in survey question construction.

What are some important points to consider when organizing the physical layout of a questionnaire?

What are the three basic choices available to the researcher in relation to questions having to do with attitudes? Specify,describe,and give an example for each of them.

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of closed questions?

Which one of the following features is most likely to increase respondent cooperation in all types of surveys?

What is a "probe" in survey research?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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