Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE?

• A) Structured-undisguised questioning produces more reliable results, although this greater reliability may be obtained at the loss of some validity.
• B) When replies are limited to fixed answers as in structured-undisguised questionnaires, there is the minimum possibility for the respondent to misunderstand the meaning intended by the interviewer and vice versa.
• C) The responses as well as the questions are standardized in a structured-undisguised questionnaire.
• D) One shortcoming of the structured-undisguised question is that it often does not allow an expression of strength and feeling.
• E) In structured questions the frame of reference is often obvious from the alternatives.

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Definitions:

Ratio Strain

A breakdown in the performance of learned behaviors that occurs when reinforcement schedules are thinned too quickly.

Reinforcement

A process which increases the likelihood of a behavior by applying a stimulus immediately after the behavior occurs.

Delivered

In a behavioral context, refers to the administration or provision of a consequence or reinforcement following a behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology whereby a behavior is strengthened by the consequence of experiencing a positive condition.