Gallup Surveys Are Useful in Gathering Information About Well-Being

question 82

Multiple Choice

Gallup surveys are useful in gathering information about well-being. What is NOT true about their research and findings?

• A) People in some high-income countries such as Israel and Saudi Arabia report lower levels of positive emotion than those in low-income countries such as Kenya and India
• B) The best days of the year are weekends and holidays
• C) They have surveyed people in more than 150 countries
• D) Americans don't like to respond to their surveys, so the numbers of responders are decreasing.

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Definitions:

Signal-detection Theory

A framework for understanding how individuals discern between important stimuli and background noise under conditions of uncertainty.

Hit

In the context of memory recall, a correct identification or recognition of a previously encountered stimulus.

False Alarm

An instance in which a warning or signal is given for a danger that fails to materialize, leading to an unnecessary or mistaken response.

Correct Rejection

In signal detection theory, the correct identification that a target stimulus is not present.