Question 1

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

Question 2

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-barrelled 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-barrelled question. 
D)  It makes a false premise. 
E)  It is too personal.

Question 3

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-barrelled 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-barrelled question. 
E)  The question is ambiguous.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Survey research interviews in which the

Question 5

Define the following terms
-prestige bias

Accepted Answer

A problem in survey research q

Question 6

Define the following terms
-cover sheet

Accepted Answer

One or more pages at the begin

Question 7

Which of the following characteristics pertains to survey interviews but not ordinary conversation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Questions and answers from each participant are relatively equally balanced. 
B)  Judgments are stated and attempts are made to persuade the other of a particular point of view. 
C)  A person can reveal deep inner feelings to gain sympathy or as a therapeutic release. 
D)  Ritual responses are common (e.g., "Uh-huh," shaking head, "How are you?" "Fine"). 
E)  The respondent should not evade questions and should give truthful, thoughtful answers. 
A)  Questions and answers from each participant are relatively equally balanced. 
B)  Judgments are stated and attempts are made to persuade the other of a particular point of view. 
C)  A person can reveal deep inner feelings to gain sympathy or as a therapeutic release. 
D)  Ritual responses are common (e.g., "Uh-huh," shaking head, "How are you?" "Fine"). 
E)  The respondent should not evade questions and should give truthful, thoughtful answers.

Question 8

Define the following terms
-response set

Accepted Answer

An effect in survey research w

Question 9

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 10

Define the following terms
-pseudosurvey

Accepted Answer

When someone who has little or

Question 11

Define the following terms
-double-barrelled question

Accepted Answer

A problem in survey research question wo

Question 12

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 13

Define the following terms
-order effects

Accepted Answer

An effect in survey research i

Question 14

Define the following terms
-wording effects

Accepted Answer

An effect that occurs when a s

Question 15

Define the following terms
-leading question

Accepted Answer

A question that lead

Question 16

Define the following terms
-full-filter question

Accepted Answer

A type of survey research question in wh

Question 17

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 18

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 19

The interview process is fraught with tensions a skillful interviewer must navigate.Which of the following is NOT one of the tensions that inheres within the interview process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interviewers must obtain cooperation and build rapport, yet they must remain neutral and objective. 
B)  Interviewers encroach on the respondents' time and privacy for information that may not directly benefit the respondents. 
C)  Interviewers try to reduce embarrassment, fear, and suspicion so that respondents feel comfortable revealing information, often while asking about sensitive and private topics. 
D)  Interviewers must be forthright about their judgments and opinions without discouraging respondents from being open about their own opinions. 
E)  Good interviewers must allow respondents the freedom to give unpressured responses while managing the pace and direction of the interview. 
A)  Interviewers must obtain cooperation and build rapport, yet they must remain neutral and objective. 
B)  Interviewers encroach on the respondents' time and privacy for information that may not directly benefit the respondents. 
C)  Interviewers try to reduce embarrassment, fear, and suspicion so that respondents feel comfortable revealing information, often while asking about sensitive and private topics. 
D)  Interviewers must be forthright about their judgments and opinions without discouraging respondents from being open about their own opinions. 
E)  Good interviewers must allow respondents the freedom to give unpressured responses while managing the pace and direction of the interview.

Question 20

Define the following terms
-computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)

Accepted Answer

Like computer-assist

What is a "probe" in survey research?

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

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

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

Define the following terms -prestige bias

Define the following terms -cover sheet

Which of the following characteristics pertains to survey interviews but not ordinary conversation?

Define the following terms -response set

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.

Define the following terms -pseudosurvey

Define the following terms -double-barrelled question

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

Define the following terms -order effects

Define the following terms -wording effects

Define the following terms -leading question

Define the following terms -full-filter question

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

Which type of survey has the lowest response rate?

The interview process is fraught with tensions a skillful interviewer must navigate.Which of the following is NOT one of the tensions that inheres within the interview process?

Define the following terms -computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)

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

What is a "probe" in survey research?

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

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

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

Define the following terms -prestige bias

Define the following terms -cover sheet

Which of the following characteristics pertains to survey interviews but not ordinary conversation?

Define the following terms -response set

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.

Define the following terms -pseudosurvey

Define the following terms -double-barrelled question

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

Define the following terms -order effects

Define the following terms -wording effects

Define the following terms -leading question

Define the following terms -full-filter question

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

Which type of survey has the lowest response rate?

The interview process is fraught with tensions a skillful interviewer must navigate.Which of the following is NOT one of the tensions that inheres within the interview process?

Define the following terms -computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)

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