Exam 8: How Do Researchers Study Patterns That Span Populations and Categories of Experience Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

What is not true about probing for more information during an interview?

Respondents appear to be rushing through answering survey without reading the questions thoroughly. This is an indication of ____________.

Online surveys both provide access to unique populations to study and can exclude some populations who do not have access to the internet.

Why do Sudman and Bradburn argue that survey research should be thought of as an interaction between the researcher and respondent? What do they recommend because of this?

A respondent who holds an opinion on a topic but select a neutral answer are called ____________.

A survey question asking how often people wear a mask in public is an example of a question about attitudes and beliefs.

What type of question is the following: "How satisfied are you with this class? A. Very Satisfied B. Satisfied C. Somewhat Satisfied D. Not Satisfied "

To avoid response bias, it is a good idea to keep survey questions as general as possible.

A data collection method where respondents complete questions and response items without the aid of an interviewer is called a ___________.

Closed-Ended questions are always preferable to open-ended questions in survey design.

What are some basic considerations when designing a questionnaire?

When considering the order of questions, it is better to ask questions that may be sensitive in nature or embarrassing later in the survey.

What is the difference between a fence-sitter and a floater? What impact do they have on the results of a survey? Should researchers include neutral responses when designing a survey? Why or why not?

A survey question about how much people know about the impact of mask wearing in curbing the spread of disease is an example of a question about attitudes and beliefs.

Under what conditions are telephone interviews preferable to in-person interviews? Why might response bias be an issue with telephone surveys?

Dr. Silva notices that there are fewer responses and less detailed responses at the end of his questionnaire compared to questions asked earlier. This may be due to ______________.

How did Williams measure the number of hours that gamers spent playing?

Which of the following is a limitation of telephone interviewing?

Coding is the process of labelling, categorizing, and organizing data collected in order to analyse it.

Data that are not available because a respondent did not answer a question is called ___________.