Exam 19: Question Wording

More difficult or sensitive questions are included later in the survey and minimize the respondent's frustration and anger.

"Don't you agree that teenagers less than 15 years of age should not drive?" is example of __________ type of question

A scale that has "strongly agree" and "strongly disagree" at the two ends is called __________.

Interesting and simple questions should be placed at the end of the survey.

Pretesting the questionnaire includes only testing its format.

What is pretesting?

________ ask two questions but allow only one answer.

"Like most Americans do you also smoke cigarettes?" is example of __________ type of question

"Do you believe that we should recycle plastic containers to save the ecology?" is an example of __________.

Researchers should try to avoid using modifying adjectives and adverbs like often, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, rarely, and usually.

"How many miles did you walk last month?" is an example of __________.

When ordering questions, where is it recommended to list Interesting and simple questions?

What are double-barreled questions? How are they different from leading and loaded questions?

Cars should be faster and safer. Don't you agree?" is example of __________ type of question

When ordering questions, where is it recommended to place sensitive and more difficult questions?

The method of skipping certain questions is called branching or contingency questions.

Demographic and sensitive questions should be placed at the end of the survey.

__________ influences responses by suggesting that a well-known person or organization supports one opinion rather than another.

__________ asks respondents to recall something over an extended period of time.

A loaded question and leading question are essentially the same.