A researcher uses the following question in an online questionnaire for adolescent girls and their attitudes toward their younger sisters (all participants had younger sisters): My sister would best be described as: An Overachiever; A ‘Neat Freak’; A ‘Couch Potato’; or ‘An Athlete.’ For which of the following reasons would the results of this survey not be accurate?
a. Hypothetical questioning
b. Double-barrelled questioning
c. Open-ended format
d. Vague/ill-defined response alternatives
d. Vague/ill-defined response alternatives
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A two year old child typically asks many why and how questions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Extreme skewing in x-inactivation has been linked with which of the following characteristics in offspring?
a. hemophilia b. colorblindness c. Alzheimer's disease d. autoimmune diseases
While watching Emeril on TV one afternoon, you learn that smell is an important component in the experience of flavor. Emeril says, "In fact, the olfactory systems in humans have __________ different types of receptors that allow us to distinguish so many smells."
A. about a thousand B. four C. 1.5 million D. sixteen