PSYC012 Chapter 6 Inquizitive Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update (Rated 100%)
Type the term that best answers the question.
What type of validity is most important to consider when creating a poll or survey? - Answers construct
Respondents are asked to choose a number correspond...
What type of validity is most important to consider when creating a poll or survey? - Answers construct
Respondents are asked to choose a number corresponding to how much they agree in _____ questions.
Respondents can provide as much or as little information as they would like in _____ questions, while
_____ questions ask people to choose between two or more options. - Answers -Likert scale
-opened-ended questions
-forced choice
When observers' knowledge of the research hypothesis influences how they record their observations,
_____ occurs. When participants change their behavior based on perceived expectations from the
observer, it is called _____. When people change their behavior based on the presence of someone else,
this is known as _____. - Answers -observer bias
-observer effects
-reactivity
When the wording or order of a survey or poll question influences respondents' answers, its construct
validity is weakened. For instance, a question with wording that encourages one response is called a
_____ question. An unnecessarily complicated question that is _____ will be cognitively difficult and
confusing to respondents. And researchers cannot be sure which part of the question people are
responding to in a _____ question—a question that poses two questions. - Answers -leading
-negatively worded
-double-barreled question
Determine whether or not the following would be considered observational research. - Answers
observational research:
-counting the number of people who walk through a busy convenience store
-recording how often students use the word literally in conversations with each other
not observational research:
-observing the blood pressure of 50 patients via the records of a local health clinic
, -asking people whom they voted for as they leave a local polling station
Match the response types to the appropriate surveys. - Answers socially desirable responding:
-there have been occasions where I have taken advantage of someone
fence sitting:
-I feel furious
acquiescence:
-in most ways my life is close to ideal
Determine whether or not the following apply to this question.
What mental health problems are you currently experiencing? - Answers applies:
-open-ended
-leading
does not apply:
-negatively worded
-forced choice
-Likert scale
Match each example to the correct term. - Answers reactivity:
-Small children stop and stare at the experimenter taking notes in the room.
observer effects:
-A participant is unusually polite because he thinks the study is about social interactions.
observer bias:
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