Exam 6: Surveys and Observations: Describing What People Do

Dr. Gore is conducting a survey examining people's opinions toward funding for collegiate athletics on his campus. He notices that several participants agree with all 12 questions. This could be an example of all of the following EXCEPT:

Why are double-barreled questions problematic?

Which of the following is true of interrater reliability?

In which of the following studies is self-report the best data collection option?

Dr. Paul is concerned about a fence-sitting response set when he conducts his survey. Which of the following might you recommend to decrease fence sitting?

Professor Singh creates a survey to measure how happy his students are with his teaching this semester. He is teaching two classes: Psychology and Law and Introduction to Neuroscience. He writes the following questions for his survey: A.What was your favorite part of this class? B.Please rate how much you agree with the following statement using the scale below: This was one of my favorite classes all semester. C.Which of the following is most true of you? a. I am a very serious student. b. I try only as hard as I have to. D.How easy did you feel this class was? Which of the questions above is an example of a forced-choice question?

Explain the difference between observer bias and observer effects and give an example of each.

State three ways that a researcher could reduce reactivity in a study and why each one is effective.

Explain why observational methods are typically seen by most psychologists as ethical.

Forced-choice question formats are especially good at dealing with which of the following issues?

Why might question order affect how people respond to a survey or poll?

Which of the following is true when asking people questions about themselves?

Explain how a masked or blind design deals with both observer bias and observer effects.

If a question has response options such as strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, and strongly disagree, this is known as a(n):

Which of the following is NOT a way to deal with reactivity?

Dr. Ewell, a developmental psychologist, is planning on conducting a study that involves watching children play together to determine how sharing behavior occurs in same-sex friend pairs compared to opposite-sex friend pairs. Imagine that Dr. Ewell wants to videotape the children interacting in the park. Why would most psychologists have no problem with the ethics of Dr. Ewell's study?

Dr. Ewell, a developmental psychologist, is planning on conducting a study that involves watching children play together to determine how sharing behavior occurs in same-sex friend pairs compared to opposite-sex friend pairs. Dr) Ewell is concerned that the children will behave differently because of the presence of research assistants. Which of the following could he do to address this concern?

Which of the following is a poll likely to measure?

Dr. Leman is interested in using a survey to study people's experiences with natural disasters, like Hurricane Sandy and the tornadoes that hit Joplin, Missouri, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Provide one reason why a survey is a good method to study this topic and one reason that a survey may not be a good method.

A question that leads people to answer in a particular way is known as a(n):