Question 1

Define the following:
-computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)

Accepted Answer

Survey research interviews in which the

Question 2

Define the following:
-cover sheet

Accepted Answer

One or more pages at the begin

Question 3

Define the following:
-closed-ended question

Accepted Answer

A type of survey res

Question 4

When is it most appropriate to use an open-ended question?

Accepted Answer

A) When the sample contains many floaters 
B) When there are only a few simple choices for most of the questions in the survey 
C) When doing exploratory research 
D) When lots of statistics are required 
E) When the sample consists of many people with limited speaking and writing abilities 
A) When the sample contains many floaters 
B) When there are only a few simple choices for most of the questions in the survey 
C) When doing exploratory research 
D) When lots of statistics are required 
E) When the sample consists of many people with limited speaking and writing abilities

Question 5

Define the following:
-survey research

Accepted Answer

A quantitative social research

Question 6

In a survey exploring attitudes towards work,Brandon asks,"Do you hate your boss and want to quit your job?" Which error does Brandon's survey question exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A) Use of jargon 
B) Prestige bias 
C) Leading 
D) Double-barreled 
E) False premises 
A) Use of jargon 
B) Prestige bias 
C) Leading 
D) Double-barreled 
E) False premises

Question 7

Define the following:
-questionnaire

Accepted Answer

A tool used in surve

Question 8

Which type of survey has the lowest response rate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Jodi Jansen administered several variations of a survey,which explored respondents' attitudes towards sentences for drug related offences and attitudes towards recreation drug use.Jodi found that respondents who were surveyed about their attitudes towards recreational drug use before their attitudes towards sentences for drug related offences tended to favour softer sentencing practices.What did Jodi discover?

Accepted Answer

A) Response set 
B) Leading questions 
C) Wording effect 
D) Respondent fatigue 
E) Context effect 
A) Response set 
B) Leading questions 
C) Wording effect 
D) Respondent fatigue 
E) Context effect

Question 10

What kinds of survey questions often result in problems for the researcher? How can these problems be overcome?

Accepted Answer

●Threatening questions.Respondents may n

Question 11

Which of the following helps to reduce respondent fatigue?

Accepted Answer

A) Closed-ended questions 
B) Interview schedule 
C) Floaters 
D) Emotional language 
E) Abbreviations 
A) Closed-ended questions 
B) Interview schedule 
C) Floaters 
D) Emotional language 
E) Abbreviations

Question 12

What does a funnel sequence entail?

Accepted Answer

A) Researcher building rapport before asking sensitive questions 
B) Researcher asking general questions before specific questions 
C) Respondent derailing the survey by changing the topic 
D) Respondents becoming increasingly focused on one topic 
E) Researcher becoming increasingly focused on one topic 
A) Researcher building rapport before asking sensitive questions 
B) Researcher asking general questions before specific questions 
C) Respondent derailing the survey by changing the topic 
D) Respondents becoming increasingly focused on one topic 
E) Researcher becoming increasingly focused on one topic

Question 13

Identify the following type of question: "Do you have an opinion about the recent events in China?" [TO INTERVIEWER: IF NO,SKIP TO NEXT QUESTION.IF YES,CONTINUE.] "Please tell me if you 'Agree,' 'Disagree,' or 'Have No Opinion' regarding the statement: 'The Chinese government should give in to the demands of people staging mass demonstrations to free Tibet.'"

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? __ Married __ Single

Accepted Answer

A) It is not mutually exclusive. 
B) It is not exhaustive. 
C) It is a double-barreled question. 
D) It makes a false premise. 
E) It is too personal. 
A) It is not mutually exclusive. 
B) It is not exhaustive. 
C) It is a double-barreled question. 
D) It makes a false premise. 
E) It is too personal.

Question 15

Survey respondents are most likely to under-report

Accepted Answer

A) owning a library card. 
B) seeing a psychologist about depression. 
C) contributing money to a religious organization. 
D) voting in a recent election. 
E) attending a night class at a local university. 
A) owning a library card. 
B) seeing a psychologist about depression. 
C) contributing money to a religious organization. 
D) voting in a recent election. 
E) attending a night class at a local university.

Question 16

Specify the major weakness with the following survey question: "The Soviets cheated on every agreement to freeze nuclear weapons development since 1950.Don't you agree that Canada should give up on establishing a limitations agreement?" 1.Yes
2)Not sure
3)No

Accepted Answer

A) It is a socially undesirable question. 
B) This question is too long. 
C) It is a biased or leading question. 
D) It is a double-barreled question. 
E) The question is ambiguous. 
A) It is a socially undesirable question. 
B) This question is too long. 
C) It is a biased or leading question. 
D) It is a double-barreled question. 
E) The question is ambiguous.

Question 17

During an interview exploring political attitudes,Gary Goodman asks his interviewee how she plans to vote in the upcoming municipal elections.Instead of answering,Gary's interviewee asks him how he plans to vote.How should Gary respond to his interviewee's question?

Accepted Answer

A) Withhold his own opinion and construct and answer that reflects his interviewee's sentiments 
B) Indicate the question is inappropriate 
C) Skip the question and move on to the next item on the interview schedule 
D) Share his opinions about the upcoming municipal elections while being careful to maintain a neutral,objective tone 
E) Decline to answer the question without explaining why 
A) Withhold his own opinion and construct and answer that reflects his interviewee's sentiments 
B) Indicate the question is inappropriate 
C) Skip the question and move on to the next item on the interview schedule 
D) Share his opinions about the upcoming municipal elections while being careful to maintain a neutral,objective tone 
E) Decline to answer the question without explaining why

Question 18

Define the following:
-order effects

Accepted Answer

An effect in survey research i

Question 19

From beginning to end,identify and briefly describe each of the basic steps in conducting survey-based research.

Accepted Answer

●Step 1: Develop a hypothesis and constr

Question 20

Professor Sam Spade asks a respondent 18 questions about a politician where the possible responses are "agree" and "disagree." All 18 questions are worded in such a way that a person who favours the politician will say "agree." The respondent quickly answers "agree" to all 18 questions without really thinking about each individual question.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) social desirability effect. 
B) prestige question effect. 
C) sleeper effect. 
D) response set effect. 
E) order effect. 
A) social desirability effect. 
B) prestige question effect. 
C) sleeper effect. 
D) response set effect. 
E) order effect.

Define the following: -computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)

Define the following: -cover sheet

Define the following: -closed-ended question

When is it most appropriate to use an open-ended question?

Define the following: -survey research

In a survey exploring attitudes towards work,Brandon asks,"Do you hate your boss and want to quit your job?" Which error does Brandon's survey question exhibit?

Define the following: -questionnaire

Which type of survey has the lowest response rate?

What kinds of survey questions often result in problems for the researcher? How can these problems be overcome?

Which of the following helps to reduce respondent fatigue?

What does a funnel sequence entail?

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? Married Single

Survey respondents are most likely to under-report

Specify the major weakness with the following survey question: "The Soviets cheated on every agreement to freeze nuclear weapons development since 1950.Don't you agree that Canada should give up on establishing a limitations agreement?" 1.Yes 2)Not sure 3)No

During an interview exploring political attitudes,Gary Goodman asks his interviewee how she plans to vote in the upcoming municipal elections.Instead of answering,Gary's interviewee asks him how he plans to vote.How should Gary respond to his interviewee's question?

Define the following: -order effects

From beginning to end,identify and briefly describe each of the basic steps in conducting survey-based 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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Exam 8: Survey Research

Define the following: -computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)

Define the following: -cover sheet

Define the following: -closed-ended question

When is it most appropriate to use an open-ended question?

Define the following: -survey research

In a survey exploring attitudes towards work,Brandon asks,"Do you hate your boss and want to quit your job?" Which error does Brandon's survey question exhibit?

Define the following: -questionnaire

Which type of survey has the lowest response rate?

What kinds of survey questions often result in problems for the researcher? How can these problems be overcome?

Which of the following helps to reduce respondent fatigue?

What does a funnel sequence entail?

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? __ Married __ Single

Survey respondents are most likely to under-report

Specify the major weakness with the following survey question: "The Soviets cheated on every agreement to freeze nuclear weapons development since 1950.Don't you agree that Canada should give up on establishing a limitations agreement?" 1.Yes 2)Not sure 3)No

During an interview exploring political attitudes,Gary Goodman asks his interviewee how she plans to vote in the upcoming municipal elections.Instead of answering,Gary's interviewee asks him how he plans to vote.How should Gary respond to his interviewee's question?

Define the following: -order effects

From beginning to end,identify and briefly describe each of the basic steps in conducting survey-based 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

Filters

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? Married Single