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11) Which of the following items should be among the first things a researcher does once he or she has decided on the survey as the appropriate method for gathering data? A) Decide on the target population. B) Locate respondents. C) Select the sample. D) Write the survey questions. E) Plan how to record the data. 12) Which one of the following survey questions is properly phrased? A) “Aside from work you do at home or at a job, do you do anything to stay physically fit?” B) “Do you agree with the Canadian Medical Association that smoking is bad for your health?” C) “Have you ever had angina or cardiac fibrillation?” D) “Do you jog and do situps every day?” E) “How many times a month do you engage in vigorous physical exercise for a period of at least 20 minutes?” 13) What is the main problem with the way the following question is phrased? “Don’t you agree that in order to restore order to the nation we must defeat the liberals?” A) It is a leading question. B) It contains loaded jargon. C) The question is ambiguous. D) The question assumes knowledge beyond that which most respondents possess. E) It confuses beliefs with responsibility. methods. 14) Specify the major weakness with the following survey question: “The Soviets cheated on every agreement to freeze nuclear weapons development since 1950. Don’t you agree that Canada should give up on establishing a limitations agreement?” 1. Yes 2. Not sure 3. No A) It is a socially undesirable question. B) This question is too long. C) It is a biased or leading question. D) It is a double-barrelled question. E) The question is ambiguous. 15) What is the major weakness with the following survey question? “How old were you when one of your parents first took you to a restaurant?” 1. Under 6 months old 2. 6 months to 12 months old 3. 13 months to 24 months old 4. 25 months to 3 years old 5. More than 3 years old A) It is double-barrelled question. B) The question contains too much unnecessary jargon. C) The question is too long. D) It is not mutually exclusive question. E) Respondents are not fully capable of answering this question. 16) What is the major error illustrated in the following question? What is your marital status? __ Married __ Single A) It is not mutually exclusive. B) It is not exhaustive. C) It is a double-barrelled question. D) It makes a false premise. E) It is too personal. 17) Professor Wendy Jones created a questionnaire that contained the following question: “How often do you get sexually aroused while smoking marijuana?” What is the problem with this question? A) It is a leading question. B) It has social desirability bias. C) It is a double-barrelled question. D) It is a threatening question. E) It contains jargon. 18) Survey respondents are most likely to under-report A) owning a library card. B) seeing a psychologist about depression. C) contributing money to a religious organization. D) voting in a recent election. E) attending a night class at a local university. 19) Survey respondents are most likely to over-report A) tax evasion. B) a venereal disease. C) alcohol consumption. D) giving to a charity. E) salary. 20) In her survey on working class culture, Professor Janokowski wants to ask questions about very sensitive topics, such as masturbation, homosexuality, and extramarital affairs. Where should she place these questions in her survey? A) They should comprise the very first questions in the survey. B) These questions should be mixed together with unrelated questions somewhere in the middle of the survey. C) They should be the very last questions in the survey. D) They should be placed after more threatening questions. E) Such questions should not be asked in survey research.