Question 1

What is method for a researcher to test for acquiescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Probe for more information 
B)  Ask questions in the same way for each item 
C)  Shift from questionnaire to structured interview 
D)  Include items that call for the opposite response 
A)  Probe for more information 
B)  Ask questions in the same way for each item 
C)  Shift from questionnaire to structured interview 
D)  Include items that call for the opposite response

Question 2

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of questionnaires for data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Respondents are all asked the same questions in the same way 
B)  Questions and responses must be clear since there is no one to explain or clarify if the respondent doesn't understand 
C)  There is not an opportunity to probe for more information. 
D)  It is not always possible to verify who filled out the questionnaire 
A)  Respondents are all asked the same questions in the same way 
B)  Questions and responses must be clear since there is no one to explain or clarify if the respondent doesn't understand 
C)  There is not an opportunity to probe for more information. 
D)  It is not always possible to verify who filled out the questionnaire

Question 3

Which type of survey question is featured predominately in the General Social Survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factual questions about an entity or event 
B)  Questions about attitudes and beliefs 
C)  Questions about knowledge 
D)  Personal, factual questions 
A)  Factual questions about an entity or event 
B)  Questions about attitudes and beliefs 
C)  Questions about knowledge 
D)  Personal, factual questions

Question 4

The tendency to agree or disagree with a set of questions or items regardless of the content in order to please the researcher is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Social desirability 
B)  Response bias 
C)  Interviewer effects 
D)  Acquiescence 
A)  Social desirability 
B)  Response bias 
C)  Interviewer effects 
D)  Acquiescence

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of a limitation of closed-ended question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Questions may lack authenticity 
B)  Questions limit comparability 
C)  Answers may lack spontaneity 
D)  Fixed-choice categories may be limited 
A)  Questions may lack authenticity 
B)  Questions limit comparability 
C)  Answers may lack spontaneity 
D)  Fixed-choice categories may be limited

Question 6

Pew Research Center reports a decline in telephone response rates from ______ in 1997 to ______ in 2018.

Accepted Answer

A)  55%; 21% 
B)  15%; 3% 
C)  80%; 16% 
D)  36%; 6% 
A)  55%; 21% 
B)  15%; 3% 
C)  80%; 16% 
D)  36%; 6%

Question 7

Which of the following is not a way that an online format makes the survey experience better for the participants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Showing one question at a time 
B)  Software packages are widely available 
C)  Prompting participants to answer questions they missed 
D)  Saving responses to finish the survey at their own pace 
A)  Showing one question at a time 
B)  Software packages are widely available 
C)  Prompting participants to answer questions they missed 
D)  Saving responses to finish the survey at their own pace

Question 8

Interviewer effects occur when respondents act or respond differently than they would normally because they are being interviewed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not an advantage of using questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low cost to administer 
B)  Reduced influence of the researcher 
C)  Appropriate for all participants 
D)  Quick and convenient 
A)  Low cost to administer 
B)  Reduced influence of the researcher 
C)  Appropriate for all participants 
D)  Quick and convenient

Question 10

How do survey researchers introduce controls in their research process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asking different questions of different types of groups. 
B)  Asking each respondent the same questions in the same way 
C)  Probing for more information when information is not clear 
D)  Asking questions about social characteristics 
A)  Asking different questions of different types of groups. 
B)  Asking each respondent the same questions in the same way 
C)  Probing for more information when information is not clear 
D)  Asking questions about social characteristics

Question 11

Respondent fatigue occurs when a participant has diminishing interest or energy in participating in the research study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In what ways do you need to ensure that participants are prepared to answer your questions? How can researchers ensure that respondents are able to answer questions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Online surveys have about the same response rate as in-person interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is method for a researcher to test for acquiescence?

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of questionnaires for data collection?

Which type of survey question is featured predominately in the General Social Survey?

The tendency to agree or disagree with a set of questions or items regardless of the content in order to please the researcher is known as

Which of the following is not an example of a limitation of closed-ended question?

Pew Research Center reports a decline in telephone response rates from in 1997 to in 2018.

Which of the following is not a way that an online format makes the survey experience better for the participants?

Interviewer effects occur when respondents act or respond differently than they would normally because they are being interviewed.

Which of the following is not an advantage of using questionnaires?

How do survey researchers introduce controls in their research process?

Respondent fatigue occurs when a participant has diminishing interest or energy in participating in the research study.

In what ways do you need to ensure that participants are prepared to answer your questions? How can researchers ensure that respondents are able to answer questions?

Online surveys have about the same response rate as in-person interviews.

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What is method for a researcher to test for acquiescence?

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of questionnaires for data collection?

Which type of survey question is featured predominately in the General Social Survey?

The tendency to agree or disagree with a set of questions or items regardless of the content in order to please the researcher is known as

Which of the following is not an example of a limitation of closed-ended question?

Pew Research Center reports a decline in telephone response rates from ______ in 1997 to ______ in 2018.

Which of the following is not a way that an online format makes the survey experience better for the participants?

Interviewer effects occur when respondents act or respond differently than they would normally because they are being interviewed.

Which of the following is not an advantage of using questionnaires?

How do survey researchers introduce controls in their research process?

Respondent fatigue occurs when a participant has diminishing interest or energy in participating in the research study.

In what ways do you need to ensure that participants are prepared to answer your questions? How can researchers ensure that respondents are able to answer questions?

Online surveys have about the same response rate as in-person interviews.

What Is Social Research a Particular Way of Knowing

What Principles and Standards Guide Research Research Ethics

How Do Researchers Identify and Evaluate Social Concepts Measurement

How Do Researchers Select the People, Places, and Things to Study Sampling

How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research

How Can Researchers Enumerate and Examine Broad Patterns in Social Life Quantitative Research

Where Do Principles and Practice Meet in Research Study Design

How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing

How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

How Do Researchers Study the Ways Meanings Are Communicated in Everyday Life Content Analysis

How Can Researchers Learn From Information Collected by Others Existing Data

How Do Researchers Develop Inductive Findings Qualitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Develop Deductive Findings Quantitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Record and Share Their Work Writing and Dissemination

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Pew Research Center reports a decline in telephone response rates from in 1997 to in 2018.