Exam 8: Survey and Interview Methods

An effect in survey research in which a topic or some questions asked before others influence respondents' answers to later questions is known as_________________.

Oftentimes,a seasoned researcher will talk and interact directly with those types of people they will be surveying in order to ensure the relevance of the questions they're asking.

Surveys and interview research are merely formalized extensions of how we have gone about generating knowledge our whole lives.

Questions such as: do you plan to purchase any home security devices in the next twelve months and do you plan to alter any of your routine activities because of your fear of crime are designed to measure ___________________.

Questions such as: how safe would you feel being alone and outside in your area of town at night,in your opinion,how much of the illegal drug problem in your country is caused by the demand for drugs in the United States,and in which areas does your state-level homeland security agency most need additional federal funding are designed to measure _________________.

Questions such as: into which social class would you put yourself and your family and do you consider yourself to be a target of hate crime are designed to measure __________________.

In general,you should sequence questions to minimize the discomfort and confusion of respondents.

What kind of questions are appropriate for survey research? Give examples.

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR)relies on police departments filling out surveys provided by the FBI,asking about arrests,reported crimes,and officers injured or killed in the line of duty.

A special type of interviewing designed to obtain specific and accurate quantitative based information.

________________ is a model of standardized survey research in which there are no communication problems and respondents' responses perfectly match their thoughts.

A survey technique that asks respondents to disclose information about their own behaviors-usually of a sensitive nature is known as ________________.

A follow-up question in survey research interviewing that asks a respondent to clarify or elaborate on an incomplete or inappropriate answer is known as a _____________.