What is a disadvantage of an open-ended question?

What will be an ideal response?


Subjects may answer the question very differently, or interpret the question differently. This becomes a problem when the researchers sit down to code the responses.

Psychology

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What is the approximate overall rate of infant mortality (defined as death within the first year of life) in the United States?

A. 1 death per 100 live births B. 10 deaths per 1,000 live births C. 100 deaths per 1,000 live births D. 6 deaths per 1,000 live births

Psychology

In the classical conditioning interpretation of drug tolerance, what are the conditioned stimulus and the conditioned response?

a. The conditioned stimulus is the injection procedure and the conditioned response is the "high" that the user experiences. b. The conditioned stimulus is the drug's entry into the brain and the conditioned response is the "high" that the user experiences c. The conditioned stimulus is the injection procedure and the conditioned response is the drug's entry into the brain. d. The conditioned stimulus is the injection procedure and the conditioned response is the body's defenses against the drug

Psychology

Cultural cues that one sex is valued more than the other contributes to which of the following?

a. Forming a gender preference b. Using gender labels c. Learning gender-role standards d. Understanding of gender constancy

Psychology

European-American women report higher levels of body dissatisfaction than

a. Latina women. b. Asian-American women. c. African-American women. d. Asian-African women.

Psychology