Although it is generally a good idea to avoid loaded questions in survey research, your textbook pointed out that researchers can sometimes use loaded questions to get participants to:
A) answer questions they would otherwise leave blank
B) admit to engaging in behaviors that many people are reluctant to report
C) use the full range of a scale -- and thus avoid floor effects
D) change their attitudes about controversial issues
B
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Which one of the following sampling methods is an example of a nonprobability sample?
a. cluster sampling b. simple random sampling c. purposive sampling d. stratified random sampling
Sue is soft-hearted, trusting, generous, acquiescent, lenient, and good-natured. She is high on which of the following "big five" personality traits?
A) neuroticism B) extroversion C) openness to experience D) agreeableness
Physiologically, the fainting that is sometimes seen in cases of blood-injection-injury phobias MOST immediately reflects a rapid ______.
a. rise in blood levels of adrenaline b. rise in GABA activity c. drop in heart rate d. decrease in amygdala activity
An example of a conditioned emotional response would be __________.
A. pairing foot shock with pain B. pairing a tone with food C. pairing a light with saltwater presentation D. pairing a tone with a foot shock