Deck 19: Question Wording

Question 1

"Don't you agree that teenagers less than 15 years of age should not drive?" is example of __________ type of question

A) Double negatives question
B) Double-barreled question
C) A leading question
D) A loaded question

Answer 1

Double negatives question

Question 2

Cars should be faster and safer. Don't you agree?" is example of __________ type of question

A) Double negatives question
B) Double-barreled question
C) A leading question
D) A loaded question

Answer 2

Double-barreled question

Question 3

"Like most Americans do you also smoke cigarettes?" is example of __________ type of question

A) Double negatives question
B) Double-barreled question
C) A leading question
D) A loaded question

Answer 3

A leading question

Question 4

________ ask two questions but allow only one answer.

A) Double negatives question
B) Double-barreled question
C) A leading question
D) A loaded question

Question 5

__________ influences responses by suggesting that a well-known person or organization supports one opinion rather than another.

A) Double-barreled question
B) A leading question
C) A loaded question
D) Prestige bias

Question 6

__________ asks respondents to recall something over an extended period of time.

A) Double-barreled question
B) A leading question
C) A loaded question
D) Prestige bias
E) An over-demanding recall question

Question 7

A scale that has "strongly agree" and "strongly disagree" at the two ends is called __________.

A) Dichotomous scale
B) Likert scale
C) Forced-choice scale
D) Semantic differential scale

Question 8

A question that has multiple options that can all be selected is termed as __________.

A) Dichotomous
B) Radio button
C) Checklist
D) Multiple choice

Question 9

"Do you believe that we should recycle plastic containers to save the ecology?" is an example of __________.

A) Double-barreled question
B) A leading question
C) A loaded question
D) Prestige bias

Question 10

"How many miles did you walk last month?" is an example of __________.

A) Double-barreled question
B) An over-demanding recall question
C) A leading question
D) A loaded question
E) Prestige bias

Question 11

When ordering questions, where is it recommended to place sensitive and more difficult questions?

A) Beginning
B) Middle
C) End
D) Anywhere in the survey

Question 12

When ordering questions, where is it recommended to list Interesting and simple questions?

A) Beginning
B) Middle
C) End
D) Anywhere in the survey

Question 13

Word nuances and ambiguities affect the accuracy of the data.

Question 14

Pretesting the questionnaire includes only testing its format.

Question 15

A double-barreled question influences the respondent's answer by suggesting that there is a more preferred answer to the question.

Question 16

Demographic and sensitive questions should be placed at the end of the survey.

Question 17

Researchers should try to avoid using modifying adjectives and adverbs like often, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, rarely, and usually.

Question 18

A question that uses double negatives is one that uses two negative words within the same sentence or a series of statements.

Question 19

A loaded question and leading question are essentially the same.

Question 20

"How many people did you talk to last month?" is an example of overdemanding recall question.

Question 21

The method of skipping certain questions is called branching or contingency questions.

Question 22

Questions on a survey can be skipped both forward and backward.

Question 23

More difficult or sensitive questions are included later in the survey and minimize the respondent's frustration and anger.

Question 24

Interesting and simple questions should be placed at the end of the survey.

Question 25

What are double-barreled questions? How are they different from leading and loaded questions?

Question 26

What is pretesting?