Question 1

The survey question, ""What is your race? (Circle one) Caucasian or White, African-American or Black, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, Other,"" would require what type of response set?

Accepted Answer

A)   Direct
B)   Open
C)   Closed/Forced choice
D)   Indirect C

Question 2

What is a survey instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)   A mechanical device used to determine whether a person is lying on a survey.
B)   An analytic technique used to organize answers to particular survey questions.
C)   The particular coding method that researchers use for inputting survey data.
D)   The questionnaire or document that researchers use to collect survey data. D

Question 3

A survey researcher wants to reach respondents from different nations and to provide respondents surveys written in the language that they are most comfortable. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mail survey
B)   Internet survey
C)   Telephone survey
D)   Face to face interviews B

Question 4

The survey question, ""In your opinion, should the state legislature increase criminal penalties and remove amenities like cable television from state prisons?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   It includes jargon or uncommon abbreviations
B)   It includes emotional language
C)   it is double barreled
D)   The respondents may not be informed enough to answer

Question 5

It is acceptable to use a previous researcher's survey instrument if:

Accepted Answer

A)   it will collect the data necessary to answer the research question.
B)   if you give the previous researcher credit for developing it.
C)   both a and b.
D)   None of the above. It is never acceptable.

Question 6

The lowest cost survey method is:

Accepted Answer

A)   a mail survey.
B)   an internet survey.
C)   a telephone survey.
D)   an interview.

Question 7

The survey question, ""Do you think that C.O.P. is a promising crime control strategy in policing?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   It includes jargon or uncommon abbreviations.
B)   it is double barreled.
C)   It includes a prestige bias.
D)   The respondents may not be informed enough to answer.

Question 8

The survey question, Do you agree that murderers of children should receive the death penalty for their heinous crime? is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   It includes jargon or uncommon abbreviations.
B)   It includes emotional language.
C)   It includes a prestige bias.
D)   It is a leading question.

Question 9

A survey researcher wants to increase response rates and to adjust the wording of survey questions depending on how the respondent understands the questions. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mail survey
B)   Internet survey
C)   Telephone survey
D)   Face to face interviews

Question 10

A researcher develops a survey to measure citizens' perceptions of the police. In one segment of the survey, respondents are asked to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with a series of statements about the police. Some statements are written so that respondents who perceive the police favorably will agree with the statement; others are written so that respondents who perceive the police favorably will disagree with the statement. In survey research, these opposite format question

Accepted Answer

A)   annulments.
B)   flip-flops.
C)   negatives.
D)   reversals.

Question 11

A survey researcher wants to ensure respondents' complete anonymity and to avoid any bias that might result from the interaction between respondent and researcher. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mail survey
B)   Internet survey
C)   Telephone survey
D)   Face to face interviews

Question 12

The survey method with the highest response rate is:

Accepted Answer

A)   a mail survey.
B)   an internet survey.
C)   a telephone survey.
D)   an interview.

Question 13

A data collection technique wherein individuals are asked to respond to questions or statements is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   a survey.
B)   an interview.
C)   an experiment.
D)   an instrument.

Question 14

The survey question, ""Given that crime is such a serious problem in our community, would you agree that taxes should be raised to hire additional police officers?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a leading question.
B)   it is double barreled.
C)   It includes a prestige bias.
D)   The respondents may not be informed enough to answer.

Question 15

A survey researcher wants the maximum response rate but might need to provide the respondents with visual images to explain questions. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mail survey
B)   Internet survey
C)   Telephone survey
D)   Face to face interviews

Question 16

The purpose of pretesting a survey instrument is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   determine whether the respondents will understand and be able to respond to the questions on the survey.
B)   figure out how long most respondents will take to complete the survey and return it to researchers.
C)   prepare respondents for the real survey and get them thinking about their possible responses.
D)   provide proof to an Institutional Review Board that the survey will not harm respondents.

Question 17

Survey questions should be written so that:

Accepted Answer

A)   at least 20% of the respondents will understand them.
B)   at a third-grade level.
C)   so that the overwhelming majority of the respondents will understand them.
D)   at a sixth-grade level.

Question 18

The 'best' survey method for a sample of illiterate respondents would likely be:

Accepted Answer

A)   a mail survey.
B)   an internet survey.
C)   a telephone survey.
D)   an interview.

Question 19

The survey question, ""Do you believe that children raised by single parents are more likely to commit crimes, as most experts would contend?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   It includes jargon or uncommon abbreviations.
B)   It includes emotional language.
C)   The respondents may not be informed enough to answer.
D)   It includes a prestige bias.

Question 20

The most expensive survey method is:

Accepted Answer

A)   a mail survey.
B)   an internet survey.
C)   a telephone survey.
D)   an interview.

Exam 10: Surveyinterview Research Methods

The survey question, ""What is your race? (Circle one) Caucasian or White, African-American or Black, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, Other,"" would require what type of response set?

What is a survey instrument?

A survey researcher wants to reach respondents from different nations and to provide respondents surveys written in the language that they are most comfortable. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

The survey question, ""In your opinion, should the state legislature increase criminal penalties and remove amenities like cable television from state prisons?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

It is acceptable to use a previous researcher's survey instrument if:

The lowest cost survey method is:

The survey question, ""Do you think that C.O.P. is a promising crime control strategy in policing?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

The survey question, Do you agree that murderers of children should receive the death penalty for their heinous crime? is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

A survey researcher wants to increase response rates and to adjust the wording of survey questions depending on how the respondent understands the questions. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

A survey researcher wants to ensure respondents' complete anonymity and to avoid any bias that might result from the interaction between respondent and researcher. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

The survey method with the highest response rate is:

A data collection technique wherein individuals are asked to respond to questions or statements is called:

The survey question, ""Given that crime is such a serious problem in our community, would you agree that taxes should be raised to hire additional police officers?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

A survey researcher wants the maximum response rate but might need to provide the respondents with visual images to explain questions. Which of the following survey formats would be the most appropriate in this research situation?

The purpose of pretesting a survey instrument is to:

Survey questions should be written so that:

The 'best' survey method for a sample of illiterate respondents would likely be:

The survey question, ""Do you believe that children raised by single parents are more likely to commit crimes, as most experts would contend?"" is poorly worded. What is the problem with this question?

The most expensive survey method is: