1. A researcher wants to understand how students feel about a new after school program. They are unsure of the possible responses, and use a(n) ______ with no predetermined questions.
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Unstructured interview
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2. It is important to use a ______ of the population because survey methods are often used to learn about characteristics in a population.
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Representative sample
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3. It is important for a researcher to build ______ with an interviewee so they are compelled to respond ______.
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Rapport; honestly
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4. A(n) ______ typically has a higher response rate, but a(n) ______ has the ability to reach a larger group with little cost.
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Mail survey; Internet survey
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5. A(n) ______ is an end label used to indicate what a rating scale means.
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Anchor
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6. When the ratings a participant gives reflect a pattern they noticed instead of their true feelings, this is known as a ______.
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Response set pitfall
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7. When writing a survey, researchers should avoid ______ that ask two different questions and ______ when using vocabulary words that may not be understood.
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Double-barreled items; keep it simple
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8. What is a disadvantage of using restricted or closed-ended items in a questionnaire?
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Respondents are restricted to a set of options provided.
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9. A questionnaire is sometimes called a(n) ______, and the questions or statements in the questionnaire are often called ______.
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Scale; items
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10. Classifying schools on performance of meet, do not meet, or exceed expectations is an example of what type of test?
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Criterion-referenced test
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11. Which of the following tests is an example of a standardized achievement test?
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Screening test
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12. Why do educational researchers use unobtrusive observation techniques?
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To minimize participant reactivity in a setting
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13. A ______ is a researcher that remains unknown to other participants, and is able to engage as “one of them” in the study.
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Confederate
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14. Educational researchers use ______ to measure characteristics of participants in areas of aptitude, achievement, or personality.
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Tests
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15. _____ is an interview where there is no predetermined set of questions.
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Unstructured interview
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16. A technique used by an observer to record or observe behavior in a way that can change a participant’s behavior in a research setting is known as unobtrusive observation.
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False
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17. _____ is a predetermined, standard set of items designed to measure a characteristic or skill.
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Test
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18. _____ is an interview with a specific set of questions and response options.
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Structured interview
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19. _____ measures an individual’s affective traits or psychological makeup.
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Standardized personality test
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20. _____ measures the potential of an individual to learn and is used to predict future performance.
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Standardized aptitude test
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21. _____ test measures current learned skills associated with different age or grade levels.
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Standardized achievement test
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22. _____is an interview with a set of questions that is presented to all the individuals being interviewed but the responses are open-ended.
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Semi-structured interview
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23. An item that is phrased in the semantically opposite direction of most other items in a survey and is scored by entering responses for the item in reverse order from how they are listed is known as_____
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Reverse-coded item
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24. A question or statement in a survey that includes a restricted number of answer options to which participants must respond is known as_____
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Restricted interval scale item
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25. The tendency for participants to respond the same way to all items in a survey when the direction of ratings is the same for all items in the survey is known as response set.
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True
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26. Rapport is a relationship in which people understand the _____ of others and communicate.
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Both a and b
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27. _____ is a scale to order the options in a sequence such as preference, priority, or desire.
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Rank order scale
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28. _____ is an instrument to measure a predetermined, standard set of items about attitudes or perceptions of the participant.
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Questionnaire
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29. A question or statement in a survey that includes a few restricted answer options and then a last one that allows participants to respond in their own words is known as_____
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Partially open-ended item
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30. A question or statement in a survey that allows the respondent to give any response in his or her own words, without restriction is known as_____
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Open-ended item
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31. _____ is a test that compares one individual’s performance on the test to other individuals’ performance on the same test.
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Norm referenced test
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32. A numeric response scale used to indicate a participant’s rating or level of agreement with a question or statement is known as_____
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Likert scale
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33. Interviews can be of_____ type.
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All of these
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34. Another term for interviewer bias is_____
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Interviewer effect
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35. The tendency for the demeanor, words, or expressions of a researcher to influence the responses of a participant when the researcher and the participant are in direct contact is known as_____
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Interviewer bias
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36. Focus group is an interview with a small group of about_____ people where participants interact in response to the question posed by the interviewer.
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3-8
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37. Double barreled items refers to the survey items that ask participants for two different responses to two different questions or statements.
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False
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38. Documents are the narrative data and might include such things as like newspapers and _____
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All of these
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39. _____ is a test that compares one individual’s performance on the test to a predetermined level of performance.
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Criterion-referenced test
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40. _____ is a test that compares one individual’s performance on the test to a predetermined level of performance.
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Criterion-referenced test
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41. _____ is a list of items from which the respondent selects one or more options.
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Checklist
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42. Response scales that have points above and below a zero point are referred to as_____
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Bipolar scales
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43. Anchors are the adjectives that are given to describe the _____ of a rating scale to give the scale greater meaning.
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End points
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