In your initial study,you noticed that your participants tended to say they strongly agreed with all of the items on your questionnaire.When doing a follow-up study,how would you tell that your original participants suffered from acquiescence bias?

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Reverse-scoring half of the items will allow for a better understanding of whether participants are truly agreeing with the statements or simply demonstrating acquiescence bias. By reversing the wording of some items, it becomes more difficult for participants to simply agree with everything without considering the actual content of each statement. This is a common technique used to reduce the impact of acquiescence bias in questionnaire responses.

In Your Initial Study,you Noticed That Your Participants Tended to Say