Question 1

Good answer choices in closed format should have three features,including which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) mutually exclusive 
B) exhaustive 
C) balanced 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) mutually exclusive 
B) exhaustive 
C) balanced 
D) All of these answers are correct. D

Question 2

Answer choices on a survey should be balanced.What does that mean?

Accepted Answer

A) There should always be an even number of answers. 
B) The favorable or unfavorable choices are offered equally in a set of responses. 
C) There is a fulcrum in the answers. 
D) There are equal "right" and "wrong" answers. 
A) There should always be an even number of answers. 
B) The favorable or unfavorable choices are offered equally in a set of responses. 
C) There is a fulcrum in the answers. 
D) There are equal "right" and "wrong" answers. B

Question 3

A set of questions used in a social survey

Accepted Answer

A) is called a questionnaire. 
B) must be at least 20 in number. 
C) has 3 parts. 
D) is the final stage of researcher. 
A) is called a questionnaire. 
B) must be at least 20 in number. 
C) has 3 parts. 
D) is the final stage of researcher. A

Question 4

Why does an interviewer use probes?

Accepted Answer

to clarify ambiguous

Question 5

Discuss the advantages/disadvantages of different survey formats.In particular,discuss mail questionnaires,telephone interviews,face-to-face interviews,and web surveys.

Accepted Answer

Mail questionnaires- Advantages are easy

Question 6

The three stages for gathering data to test a hypothesis using a survey are start-up,execution,and ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The three stages for gathering data to...

Question 7

Mr.Marsh responded that he always completed employee evaluations on time when he was a manager,when in fact,he rarely conducted the task.As a respondent in a survey he exaggerated to look good.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) contingency bias. 
B) closed format bias. 
C) wording effect bias. 
D) social desirability bias. 
A) contingency bias. 
B) closed format bias. 
C) wording effect bias. 
D) social desirability bias.

Question 8

Mr.Marsh changes his title to Dr.in order to influence survey respondents.He may be guilty of using

Accepted Answer

A) prestige bias. 
B) illegal behavior. 
C) high intensity. 
D) wishful bias. 
A) prestige bias. 
B) illegal behavior. 
C) high intensity. 
D) wishful bias.

Question 9

People tend to under-report certain things in a survey.Which of the following might be underreported?

Accepted Answer

A) multiple children 
B) happy marriage 
C) war medals 
D) engagement in illegal behavior 
A) multiple children 
B) happy marriage 
C) war medals 
D) engagement in illegal behavior

Question 10

What are control variables?

Accepted Answer

A variable that represents a p

Question 11

A(n)______ (also called screen or skip question)is a two question sequence that increases relevance in a survey.

Accepted Answer

contingenc

Question 12

Standard-format questions in a closed-ended survey do not offer which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) multiple choice 
B) "don't know" choice 
C) opinions 
D) an opportunity to express oneself 
A) multiple choice 
B) "don't know" choice 
C) opinions 
D) an opportunity to express oneself

Question 13

One advantage of this type of interview is that it is flexible and has most of the strengths of face-to-face interviews.This type of interview is a(n)______ interview.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One advantage of this type of interview...

Question 14

In organizing survey questions,the demographic questions should be at the beginning of the survey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The difference between open-ended questions and closed-ended questions is that

Accepted Answer

A) open-ended questions always start with the word "What." 
B) closed-ended questions can only be answered with a "yes" or "no." 
C) open-ended questions let the respondent give any answer. 
D) closed-ended questions require the respondent to be sitting and at attention. 
A) open-ended questions always start with the word "What." 
B) closed-ended questions can only be answered with a "yes" or "no." 
C) open-ended questions let the respondent give any answer. 
D) closed-ended questions require the respondent to be sitting and at attention.

Question 16

An interviewer's visible characteristics

Accepted Answer

A) always positively affect the interviewee's willingness to participate in the survey. 
B) often affect interviews and respondents answers. 
C) have nothing to do with the interview. 
D) None of these answers are correct. 
A) always positively affect the interviewee's willingness to participate in the survey. 
B) often affect interviews and respondents answers. 
C) have nothing to do with the interview. 
D) None of these answers are correct.

Question 17

What kinds of questions are not appropriate for mailed questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

questions with visua

Question 18

A contingency question really has three questions that all must be answered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Dr.Mottle asks respondents if they have an opinion about gas prices,and if they answer yes,she asks them to give their opinion in the second part of the question.What is the name used for this type of question?

Accepted Answer

A) quasi-filter 
B) full-filter 
C) full-filler 
D) full-question 
A) quasi-filter 
B) full-filter 
C) full-filler 
D) full-question

Question 20

The first stage of a person-to-person interview is to

Accepted Answer

A) find a quiet location. 
B) introduction and entry. 
C) greeting. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) find a quiet location. 
B) introduction and entry. 
C) greeting. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Good answer choices in closed format should have three features,including which of the following?

Answer choices on a survey should be balanced.What does that mean?

A set of questions used in a social survey

Why does an interviewer use probes?

Discuss the advantages/disadvantages of different survey formats.In particular,discuss mail questionnaires,telephone interviews,face-to-face interviews,and web surveys.

The three stages for gathering data to test a hypothesis using a survey are start-up,execution,and ______.

Mr.Marsh responded that he always completed employee evaluations on time when he was a manager,when in fact,he rarely conducted the task.As a respondent in a survey he exaggerated to look good.This is an example of

Mr.Marsh changes his title to Dr.in order to influence survey respondents.He may be guilty of using

People tend to under-report certain things in a survey.Which of the following might be underreported?

What are control variables?

A(n)______ (also called screen or skip question)is a two question sequence that increases relevance in a survey.

Standard-format questions in a closed-ended survey do not offer which of the following?

One advantage of this type of interview is that it is flexible and has most of the strengths of face-to-face interviews.This type of interview is a(n)______ interview.

In organizing survey questions,the demographic questions should be at the beginning of the survey.

The difference between open-ended questions and closed-ended questions is that

An interviewer's visible characteristics

What kinds of questions are not appropriate for mailed questionnaires?

A contingency question really has three questions that all must be answered.

Dr.Mottle asks respondents if they have an opinion about gas prices,and if they answer yes,she asks them to give their opinion in the second part of the question.What is the name used for this type of question?

The first stage of a person-to-person interview is to

Why Do Research

Planning a Study

Becoming an Ethical Researcher

Sampling

Measuring Social Life

The Experiment

Research With Non-Reactive Measures

Making Sense of the Numbers

Observing People in Natural Settings

Looking at the Past and Across Cultures

Writing a Research Report

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Exam 6: The Survey

Good answer choices in closed format should have three features,including which of the following?

Answer choices on a survey should be balanced.What does that mean?

A set of questions used in a social survey

Why does an interviewer use probes?

Discuss the advantages/disadvantages of different survey formats.In particular,discuss mail questionnaires,telephone interviews,face-to-face interviews,and web surveys.

The three stages for gathering data to test a hypothesis using a survey are start-up,execution,and ______.

Mr.Marsh responded that he always completed employee evaluations on time when he was a manager,when in fact,he rarely conducted the task.As a respondent in a survey he exaggerated to look good.This is an example of

Mr.Marsh changes his title to Dr.in order to influence survey respondents.He may be guilty of using

People tend to under-report certain things in a survey.Which of the following might be underreported?

What are control variables?

A(n)______ (also called screen or skip question)is a two question sequence that increases relevance in a survey.

Standard-format questions in a closed-ended survey do not offer which of the following?

One advantage of this type of interview is that it is flexible and has most of the strengths of face-to-face interviews.This type of interview is a(n)______ interview.

In organizing survey questions,the demographic questions should be at the beginning of the survey.

The difference between open-ended questions and closed-ended questions is that

An interviewer's visible characteristics

What kinds of questions are not appropriate for mailed questionnaires?

A contingency question really has three questions that all must be answered.

Dr.Mottle asks respondents if they have an opinion about gas prices,and if they answer yes,she asks them to give their opinion in the second part of the question.What is the name used for this type of question?

The first stage of a person-to-person interview is to

Why Do Research

Planning a Study

Becoming an Ethical Researcher

Sampling

Measuring Social Life

The Experiment

Research With Non-Reactive Measures

Making Sense of the Numbers

Observing People in Natural Settings

Looking at the Past and Across Cultures

Writing a Research Report

Filters