What is a "probe" in survey research?

A) a sequence of questions starting with general ones and ending with specific ones
B) the name for the middle or neutral choice among the answers to an attitude question
C) a follow-up question asked by an interviewer to have a respondent clarify or elaborate on an answer
D) a question designed to measure the honesty of the respondent


C

Social Work & Human Services

You might also like to view...

What ethical issues do researchers face when conducting mixed methods?

What will be an ideal response?

Social Work & Human Services

Therapist interpretations are an integral part of:

a. experiential family therapy b. contextual therapy c. object relations family therapy d. none of the above

Social Work & Human Services

When faced with an abortion dilemma, what would a woman most likely do if she followed Gilligan’s first perspective?

a. not have the abortion out of a sense of responsibility to others b. not have the abortion out of a denial of the needs of the self c. have the abortion after considering the complex relationships with her lover d. have the abortion out of a strong desire to care for oneself

Social Work & Human Services

Whether one must succeed a manager who was highly popular or one who was unpopular, problems are likely to result unless the new manager:

A. Regularly discredits the work of her predecessor. B. Threatens sanctions for anyone who makes comparisons with her predecessor. C. Takes a proactive approach that emphasizes differences in her own management style. D. Fires several older staff and hires new ones who did not work for the previous manager.

Social Work & Human Services