Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Demand characteristics refers to the tendency of respondents to move forward and report as having occurred events that actually occurred before the reference period.
2. Telescoping refers to the overagreeableness on the part of those surveyed; respondents give the researcher the response they believe is demanded or expected.
3. Overreporting in victimization surveys may be accounted for by the fact that when asked, respondents will report to interviewers acts that they ordinarily would regard as too trivial or unimportant to warrant police attention.
4. Any survey involving interviewers contains the potential for interviewer bias.
5. Reverse record checks involve validation of reported behavior on the basis of studying a group whose behavior is already known.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True

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