Question 1

Define the following:leading question

Accepted Answer

A question that leads the respondent to choose one response over another by its wording.

Question 2

Define the following:order effects

Accepted Answer

An effect in survey research in which respondents hear some specific questions before others,and the earlier questions affect their answers to later questions.

Question 3

What is a major disadvantage of open-ended survey questions?

Accepted Answer

A) Coding the responses can be tedious and difficult. 
B) Misinterpretation of a question can go unnoticed. 
C) They force participants to make simplistic responses to complex issues. 
D) Respondents with no opinion or no knowledge can answer anyway. 
E) They permit an unlimited number of possible answers. 
A) Coding the responses can be tedious and difficult. 
B) Misinterpretation of a question can go unnoticed. 
C) They force participants to make simplistic responses to complex issues. 
D) Respondents with no opinion or no knowledge can answer anyway. 
E) They permit an unlimited number of possible answers. A

Question 4

Define the following:quasi-filter question

Accepted Answer

A type of survey research ques

Question 5

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of open questions?

Accepted Answer

Advantage: They permit an unlimited numb

Question 6

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

Accepted Answer

A) tax evasion. 
B) a venereal disease. 
C) alcohol consumption. 
D) giving to a charity. 
E) salary. 
A) tax evasion. 
B) a venereal disease. 
C) alcohol consumption. 
D) giving to a charity. 
E) salary.

Question 7

Define the following:funnel sequence

Accepted Answer

A way to order surve

Question 8

Define the following:cover sheet

Accepted Answer

One or more pages at the begin

Question 9

Define the following:wording effects

Accepted Answer

An effect that occurs when a s

Question 10

When reporting survey research results,what is one item that you do NOT have to include?

Accepted Answer

A) Date of survey 
B) Size of sample 
C) Exact question wording 
D) Method of survey (face-to-face,telephone,etc.) 
E) The questionnaire 
A) Date of survey 
B) Size of sample 
C) Exact question wording 
D) Method of survey (face-to-face,telephone,etc.) 
E) The questionnaire

Question 11

Define the following:pseudosurvey

Accepted Answer

When someone who has little or

Question 12

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? __ Married __ Single

Accepted Answer

A) It is not mutually exclusive. 
B) It is not exhaustive. 
C) It is a double-barreled question. 
D) It makes a false premise. 
E) It is too personal. 
A) It is not mutually exclusive. 
B) It is not exhaustive. 
C) It is a double-barreled question. 
D) It makes a false premise. 
E) It is too personal.

Question 13

Define the following:mode of delivery

Accepted Answer

In survey research,this refers

Question 14

Define the following:full-filter question

Accepted Answer

A type of survey research question in wh

Question 15

Jodi Jansen administered several variations of a survey,which explored respondents' attitudes towards sentences for drug related offences and attitudes towards recreation drug use.Jodi found that respondents who were surveyed about their attitudes towards recreational drug use before their attitudes towards sentences for drug related offences tended to favour softer sentencing practices.What did Jodi discover?

Accepted Answer

A) Response set 
B) Leading questions 
C) Wording effect 
D) Respondent fatigue 
E) Context effect 
A) Response set 
B) Leading questions 
C) Wording effect 
D) Respondent fatigue 
E) Context effect

Question 16

From beginning to end,identify and briefly describe each of the basic steps in conducting survey-based research.

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Develop a hypothesis and constru

Question 17

Define the following:threatening questions

Accepted Answer

A type of survey research question in wh

Question 18

Which type of survey allows for the longest interview and the most complex questions?

Accepted Answer

A) The telephone interview 
B) The mail questionnaire 
C) The face-to-face interview 
D) The web survey 
E) The computer-assisted interview 
A) The telephone interview 
B) The mail questionnaire 
C) The face-to-face interview 
D) The web survey 
E) The computer-assisted interview

Question 19

Define the following:questionnaire

Accepted Answer

A tool used in surve

Question 20

In a survey exploring attitudes towards work,Brandon asks,"Do you hate your boss and want to quit your job?" Which error does Brandon's survey question exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A) Use of jargon 
B) Prestige bias 
C) Leading 
D) Double-barreled 
E) False premises 
A) Use of jargon 
B) Prestige bias 
C) Leading 
D) Double-barreled 
E) False premises

Define the following:leading question

Define the following:order effects

What is a major disadvantage of open-ended survey questions?

Define the following:quasi-filter question

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of open questions?

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

Define the following:funnel sequence

Define the following:cover sheet

Define the following:wording effects

When reporting survey research results,what is one item that you do NOT have to include?

Define the following:pseudosurvey

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? Married Single

Define the following:mode of delivery

Define the following:full-filter question

From beginning to end,identify and briefly describe each of the basic steps in conducting survey-based research.

Define the following:threatening questions

Which type of survey allows for the longest interview and the most complex questions?

Define the following:questionnaire

In a survey exploring attitudes towards work,Brandon asks,"Do you hate your boss and want to quit your job?" Which error does Brandon's survey question exhibit?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 8: Survey Research

Define the following:leading question

Define the following:order effects

What is a major disadvantage of open-ended survey questions?

Define the following:quasi-filter question

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of open questions?

Survey respondents are most likely to over-report

Define the following:funnel sequence

Define the following:cover sheet

Define the following:wording effects

When reporting survey research results,what is one item that you do NOT have to include?

Define the following:pseudosurvey

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? __ Married __ Single

Define the following:mode of delivery

Define the following:full-filter question

From beginning to end,identify and briefly describe each of the basic steps in conducting survey-based research.

Define the following:threatening questions

Which type of survey allows for the longest interview and the most complex questions?

Define the following:questionnaire

In a survey exploring attitudes towards work,Brandon asks,"Do you hate your boss and want to quit your job?" Which error does Brandon's survey question exhibit?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters

What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? Married Single