Exam 8: Survey Research

During an interview exploring political attitudes,Gary Goodman asks his interviewee how she plans to vote in the upcoming municipal elections.Instead of answering,Gary's interviewee asks him how he plans to vote.How should Gary respond to his interviewee's question?

Define the following terms -open-ended question

Which one of the following types of surveys will yield the quickest results?

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of open questions?

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways survey interviews differ from ordinary conversations?

Define the following terms -funnel sequence

Define the following terms -probe

What is the main problem with the way the following question is phrased? "Don't you agree that in order to restore order to the nation we must defeat the liberals?"

Define the following terms -floaters

What is the following type of question called? "Please tell me if you Agree,Disagree,or Have No Opinion regarding the following statement: The Canadian government should change the age at which a person can legally purchase alcohol to 25 for all provinces."

Identify and briefly describe eight problems that should be avoided in survey question construction.

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

Define the following terms -contingency question

What specific ethical issues should a survey researcher be aware of?

Define the following terms -context effect

Which of the following items should be among the first things a researcher does once he or she has decided on the survey as the appropriate method for gathering data?

Define the following terms -social desirability bias

Specify and give an example of the six types of questions common to good surveys.

Professor Sam Spade asks a respondent 18 questions about a politician where the possible responses are "agree" and "disagree." All 18 questions are worded in such a way that a person who favours the politician will say "agree." The respondent quickly answers "agree" to all 18 questions without really thinking about each individual question.This is an example of

Define the following terms -partially open question