Question 1

A good interviewer is one who is able to do all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Dress in a fashion similar to that of the people being interviewed. 
B) Determine very quickly the kind of person the respondent will feel most comfortable with. 
C) Clarify questions when needed 
D) Respectfully probe for responses. 
E) Pry into the respondent's personal life.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding push polls?

Accepted Answer

A) They have been condemned by the American Association for Public Opinion. 
B) They are a source of useful political information 
C) They feed potential voters false information. 
D) They attempt to push voters from one candidate toward another. 
E) They are a telemarketing technique.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of interviews as compared to self-administered questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

A) Interviews are more effective in dealing with complicated issues. 
B) Interviews produce fewer incomplete questions. 
C) Interviews have higher response rates. 
D) Interviews handle sensitive issues more effectively. 
E) Interviews allow the researcher to probe for additional information.

Question 4

Open-ended questions should never be used on a mail survey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ying is conducting research on the elderly to determine what their fear of crime is,as well as what affects this fear.In general,which of the following modalities would be the LEAST appropriate to use?

Accepted Answer

A) interview survey. 
B) online survey. 
C) mail survey. 
D) telephone survey. 
E) self-report survey.

Question 6

Michelle,an undergraduate English major at the local university was recruited to take part in a survey that examined student perceptions on which graduate courses in computer science she was planning to take.Her responses would be problematic for the researcher because they were:

Accepted Answer

A) erroneous because the questions were not clear. 
B) erroneous because the questions were double-barreled. 
C) erroneous because he was not competent to answer the questions. 
D) relevant because he was willing to answer. 
E) relevant because the questions were clear.

Question 7

Online surveys have been found to have response rates comparable to:

Accepted Answer

A)  mail surveys. 
B)  telephone surveys. 
C)  interview surveys. 
D)  lower than mail, telephone, or interview surveys. 
E)  higher than mail, telephone, and interview surveys.

Question 8

Which of the following advantages of the interview may raise ethical issues?

Accepted Answer

A) its higher response rate 
B) its fewer number of "don't knows" 
C) the ability of interviewers to clarify questions 
D) the ability of interviewers to observe respondents as well as ask questions 
E) its ease in data collection.

Question 9

Assume that the following would be reasonable conversational questions/statements based on a subject's previous statement.Which is(are)the best probe(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) "In what way is that a better job?" 
B) "How is that a better job?" 
C) "Tell me more about why that's a better job." 
D) "Can you tell me more about how that's a better job?" 
E) All of these choices are good probes.

Question 10

In general,survey research is

Accepted Answer

A) strong on reliability and strong on validity. 
B) strong on reliability and weak on validity. 
C) weak on reliability and strong on validity. 
D) weak on reliability and weak on validity. 
E) reliability and validity are not issues that concern researchers who use the survey technique.

Question 11

When designing an online survey,which of the following is not recommended?

Accepted Answer

A)  using a straight forward and clean interface for the design. 
B)  limiting studies to 15 minutes or less. 
C)  offer to share results with everyone who completes the survey. 
D)  keep switching survey designs throughout to maintain interest. 
E)  use plain, simple language

Question 12

The question,"Do you believe that the United States should not withdraw its troops from Iraq" is problematic because

Accepted Answer

A) the respondent is not competent to answer. 
B) it is a double-barreled question. 
C) the respondent may not be willing to answer. 
D) is a negative question. 
E) it is not a short question.

Question 13

In designing an online survey regarding drug treatment availability for convicted felons,one of Euphoria's questions is "Do you support drug treatment supported by the government for convicted felons?".Why is her question problematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  the respondent would not be competent to answer. 
B)  it is a long question. 
C)  it is a negative question. 
D)  it uses biased terms. 
E)  it is a double-barreled question.

Question 14

Oregonia wanted to survey women who came to a battered women's shelter,and was particularly concerned with hearing women's own answers to questions.It would be best to use

Accepted Answer

A) open-ended questions. 
B) items. 
C) closed-ended questions. 
D) matrix questions. 
E) contingent questions

Question 15

Issues that are complex and often require interpretation are most well suited for which survey modality?

Accepted Answer

A) online survey. 
B) telephone survey. 
C) interview survey. 
D) self-administered questionnaire 
E) focus groups

Question 16

Probes are used more frequently in open-ended questions than in closed-ended ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is a benefit of mail surveys over interview surveys?

Accepted Answer

A) higher response rates. 
B) There is generally a smaller number of "don't knows" and "no answers." 
C) Questions can be clarified rather than skipped by the participant. 
D) Observations can be made. 
E) They allow more honest responses from participants.

Question 18

Stephanique used this item in her questionnaire: "My working conditions are not satisfactory," and used "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" as responses.What is the major weakness with this item?

Accepted Answer

A) It is too short. 
B) It is not relevant. 
C) It is a negative item. 
D) It is biased. 
E) It asks for an opinion.

Question 19

The biasing effect of question wording is easily anticipated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Monitoring questionnaire returns may enable you to detect which of the following threats to internal validity?

Accepted Answer

A) standard errors 
B) statistical regression 
C) compensatory rivalry 
D) instrumentation 
E) history

Exam 9: Survey Research

A good interviewer is one who is able to do all but which of the following?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding push polls?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of interviews as compared to self-administered questionnaires?

Open-ended questions should never be used on a mail survey.

Ying is conducting research on the elderly to determine what their fear of crime is,as well as what affects this fear.In general,which of the following modalities would be the LEAST appropriate to use?

Michelle,an undergraduate English major at the local university was recruited to take part in a survey that examined student perceptions on which graduate courses in computer science she was planning to take.Her responses would be problematic for the researcher because they were:

Online surveys have been found to have response rates comparable to:

Which of the following advantages of the interview may raise ethical issues?

Assume that the following would be reasonable conversational questions/statements based on a subject's previous statement.Which is(are) the best probe(s) ?

In general,survey research is

When designing an online survey,which of the following is not recommended?

The question,"Do you believe that the United States should not withdraw its troops from Iraq" is problematic because

In designing an online survey regarding drug treatment availability for convicted felons,one of Euphoria's questions is "Do you support drug treatment supported by the government for convicted felons?".Why is her question problematic?

Oregonia wanted to survey women who came to a battered women's shelter,and was particularly concerned with hearing women's own answers to questions.It would be best to use

Issues that are complex and often require interpretation are most well suited for which survey modality?

Probes are used more frequently in open-ended questions than in closed-ended ones.

Which of the following is a benefit of mail surveys over interview surveys?

Stephanique used this item in her questionnaire: "My working conditions are not satisfactory," and used "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" as responses.What is the major weakness with this item?

The biasing effect of question wording is easily anticipated.

Monitoring questionnaire returns may enable you to detect which of the following threats to internal validity?