Survey Research MCQ

_____ is known as remembering an event as happening more recently than when it really occurred

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Correct Answer: Telescoping Effect

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_____ is defined as research in which information is obtained from a sample of individuals through their responses to questions about themselves or others

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Correct Answer: Survey Research

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_____ is the tendency for individuals to respond in ways that make them appear in the best light to the interviewer

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Correct Answer: Social Desirability

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Is skip Patterns the unique combination of questions created in a survey by filter questions and contingency questions?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is defined as when a series of questions have the same set of response categories, there is the possibility that the respondent provides the same response for each question

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Correct Answer: Response Set

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_____ is problems of remembering events or details about events

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Correct Answer: Recall Loss

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Is questionnaire the survey instrument containing the questions in a self-administered survey?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a small initial study to determine the quality of the data collection procedures that will be used in a larger study

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Correct Answer: Pilot Study

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_____ is defined as a small initial study to determine the quality of the data collection procedures that will be used in a larger study

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Correct Answer: Pilot Study

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_____ is a survey in which interviewers question respondents over the phone and then record their answers

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Correct Answer: Phone Survey

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Is open-Ended Question a survey question to which the respondent replies in his or her own words, by either writing or talking?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a series of questions that concern a common theme and have the same response choices

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Correct Answer: Matrix Questions

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_____ is defined as a series of questions that concern a common theme and have the same response choices

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Correct Answer: Matrix Questions

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_____ is a series of questions that concern a common theme and have the same response choices

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Correct Answer: Matrix Questions

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Is mailed Survey a survey involving a mailed questionnaire to be completed by the respondent?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as response categories that generally ask respondents to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with statements

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Correct Answer: Likert-Type Responses

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_____ is defined as question phrasing meant to bias the response

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Correct Answer: Leading Questions

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_____ is the survey instrument containing the questions asked by the interviewer in an in-person or phone survey

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Correct Answer: Interview Schedule

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Is interview Schedule the survey instrument containing the questions asked by the interviewer in an in-person or phone survey?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a survey in which an interviewer questions respondents face-to-face and records their answers

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Correct Answer: In-Person Interview

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_____ is defined as a survey that is completed by individual respondents who are assembled in a group

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Correct Answer: Group-Administered Survey

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_____ is survey respondents who provide an opinion on a topic in response to a closed-ended question that does not include a don’t know option, but who will choose don’t know if it is available

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Correct Answer: Floaters

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Is filter Question a survey question used to identify a subset of respondents who are then asked other questions?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as survey respondents who see themselves as being neutral on an issue and choose a middle (neutral) response

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Correct Answer: Fence-Sitters

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_____ is defined as a single survey question that actually asks two questions but allows only one answer

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Correct Answer: Double-Barreled Questions

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_____ is the letter sent with a mail questionnaire. It explains the survey’s purpose and auspices and encourages the respondent to participate

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Correct Answer: Decentering

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Is cover Letter the letter sent with a mail questionnaire. It explains the survey’s purpose and auspices and encourages the respondent to participate?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as questions asked of the more limited group of people

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Correct Answer: Contingency Questions

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_____ is defined as occur in a survey when one or more questions influence how subsequent questions are interpreted

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Correct Answer: Context Effects

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_____ is provided by research in which identifying information that could be used to link respondents to their responses is available only to designated research personnel for specific research needs

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Correct Answer: Confidentiality

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Is cognitive Interview a technique for evaluating questions in which researchers ask people test questions, then probe with follow-up questions to learn how they understood the questions and what their answers mean?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a survey question that provides preformatted response choices for the respondent to check or circle

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Correct Answer: Close-Ended Question

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_____ is defined as a survey question that provides preformatted response choices for the respondent to check or circle

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Correct Answer: Close-Ended Question

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_____ is observation in which the researcher categorizes according to strict rules the number of times certain behaviors occur

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Correct Answer: Behavior Coding

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Is anonymity provided by research in which no identifying information is recorded that could be used to link respondents to their responses?

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Correct Answer: True

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A researcher observes several interviews or listens to taped interviews and codes according to strict rules the number of times that difficulties occur with questions. This is called:

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Correct Answer: Interview coding

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Which of the following elements most limits the success of an in-person interview?

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Correct Answer: The interviewer can affect how the respondent answers.

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Question order can lead to __________________ when one or more questions influence how subsequent questions are interprete

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Correct Answer: Context effects

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What is unique to the ______________, compared with other survey designs, is the face-to-face social interaction between interviewer and respondent.

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Correct Answer: In-person interview

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_______________ data are data that the researcher did not collect to answer the research question of interest.

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Correct Answer: Secondary

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Surveys are popular research designs because they are versatil This means:

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Correct Answer: They can enhance the understanding of just about any social issu

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There is no way to lessen anxiety in asking sensitive questions.

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Correct Answer: False

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One of the strengths of group-administered surveys is the possibility that respondents will feel inclined to participate by the encouragement of group members and, as a result, will be less likely to answer questions.

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Correct Answer: False

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It is not yet possible to survey a representative sample of the U.S. population on the Web when working with low-income or disenfranchised populations.

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Correct Answer: True

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Question order can lead to context effects when one or more questions influence how subsequent questions are interprete

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Correct Answer: True

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