The Answers Given by Respondents to Poll Questions Are Influenced

question 39

Multiple Choice

The answers given by respondents to poll questions are influenced by all of the following EXCEPT

• A) the order in which questions are asked.
• B) wanting to please the interviewer.
• C) a yes/no format that restricts the respondents' choices.
• D) the size of the sample.
• E) the possible answers from which the respondents are allowed to choose.

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Definitions:

Outright Quackery

The promotion and sale of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices and products.

Unnecessary Surgery

Surgical interventions that are not essential for the health or survival of the patient and could be avoided.

Techniques of Neutralization

A theory suggesting individuals rationalize or justify their deviant behaviors by denying responsibility, injury, or the victim, among other defenses.

Denying the Obvious

The refusal to accept or acknowledge facts or truths that are clear and apparent to others.