Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Questionnaires should minimize the amount of “white space” between questions so that surveys don't seem long to respondents.
2. Using shorter and less complex words on a survey will insult respondents with more education and so should be avoided.
3. A context effect refers to how questions on a survey influence how subsequent questions are interpreted.
4. A context effect refers to how questions on a survey influence how subsequent questions are interpreted.
5. Cover letters should be distributed to respondents in a group-administered survey.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
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a. mundane realism. b. experimental realism. c. the Hawthorne effect. d. external validation.
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A. measurement error B. sample bias C. probability sampling D. sampling error