Researchers Sometimes Include Survey Questions That Ask About Implausible or Nonexistent

question 211

Multiple Choice

Researchers sometimes include survey questions that ask about implausible or nonexistent things, like "Were you raised in Pago Pago?" or "Do your eyes twitch when you are near a radio?". Why do researchers do this?

• A) to identify response sets
• B) to blind the procedures
• C) to increase interrater reliability
• D) to prevent the halo effect

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