Exam 10: More About Survey Research

A method of testing scores' internal consistency that indicates the average correlation between scores on all pairs of items on a survey is called ______.

Longer, standardized surveys are often called questionnaires.

Surveys can be used to answer descriptive research questions.

When individuals provide survey responses that represent them in the most positive way, even if the responses are untrue, this is ______.

Nonresponse errors occur when individuals chosen for the sample choose not to respond to the survey. Therefore, even when an appropriate sampling technique is used, nonresponse errors can still occur, making the sample less representative.

Explain why "Do you meditate to reduce your anxiety?" is a poorly worded survey item.

Collecting ______ responses will require a coding scheme to be developed to categorize the different types of responses made.

Wording of the questions cannot affect the validity and reliability of the survey results.

The survey question, "Do you believe that climate change is occurring and that humans are the cause?" can reduce the validity of your survey. Because ______.

The ______ indicates that the scores on a survey will be similar when participants complete the survey more than once.

The development and validation of surveys are called ______.

Explain the difference between descriptive, predictive, and causal research questions. Please include examples of each.

Surveys can be used to answer causal research questions.

Both the Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) database and the Mental Measurements Yearbook are available through the ______ database.

Nonresponse errors are a particular type of coverage error.

Coverage errors reduce the face validity of a survey.

The more participants in your sample who are willing to complete the survey, the lower chance there will be of ______ in your study.

The ______ of scores indicates how similar scores on the different items of a survey are to one another.

"Which of a series of treatments causes the largest reduction in depression symptoms?" is an example of a ______ type of research question.

The ______ is a method of testing scores' internal consistency that indicates if the scores are similar on different sets of questions on a survey that address similar topics.