Survey

Question 1

What are Knowledge Questions

Answer 1

Researchers are interested in what people know about a specific topic however often people are not well-informed or are not knowledgeable about the topic

Question 2

What are Social desirability questions?

Answer 2

Bias, the respondents try to present a good image by adhering to social norms

Question 3

Closed-ended questions

Answer 3

Question and present respondents with fixed responses from which to choose

Question 4

Open-ended questions

Answer 4

Question in which respondent can give any answer

Question 5

Quasi-filter

Answer 5

Questions offer a “dont know” option

Question 6

Full-filter questions

Answer 6

asks respondents if they have an opinion then asks those who have an opinion what it is

Question 7

What are order effects?

Answer 7

An effect in which respondents hear some questions others and the earlier questions affect their answers to later questions

Question 8

What are two ways to overcome context effects?

Answer 8

Funnel sequence - ask general questions rather than specific ones

Divide the sample in half and give half of the questions in one order and the other half in the alternative order

Question 9

What are sponsors

Answer 9

People like to see the survey is from a legitimate organization

Issues are privacy, confidentiality

Question 10

What is the probe stage of an interview?

Answer 10

Neutral requests to clarify ambiguous answers to complete incomplete answers, or to obtain a relevant response

Question 11

Ethics in surveying

Answer 11

Invasion of privacy

Voluntary participation & informed consent

Exploitation of surveys and pseudo surveys

People misuse survey results, use poorly