What are the problems with the following survey questions?
What will be an ideal response?
• Do you agree that Americans should be more concerned with conserving fuel and reducing pollution from auto emissions?
This is a double-barreled question. It is asking about two things—conserving fuel and reducing emissions.
• Do you favor reducing the outrageous number of administrators in the federal government?
This is a loaded question. The word "outrageous" loads the question.
• Most people believe that politicians are overpaid. Do you agree?
This is a leading question. The phrase "most people believe" leads the respondents to agree with the question.
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Andrew tends to view the behavior of others in gross units, whereas Angela tends to break others' behavior down into fine units. Angela is more likely than Andrew to
a. pay more attention to the behavior. b. detect more meaningful actions. c. remember more details about the behavior. d. form a more positive impression of an actor.
Semantics refer to the _____ structure of a sentence.
A) syntactical B) phonetic C) morphological D) deep
Quasi experimental designs are particularly susceptible to bias due to measurement error because a. there are no control variables. b. participants are not randomly assigned to groups. c. the experimental and control groups are not matched prior to the introduction of the independent variable
d. the dependent variable measure is not the same for the two groups of participants.
Most psychologists work in private practice or therapy settings
Indicate whether the statement is true or false