Important Considerations for Survey Items Identify the Most Serious Problem

question 29

Multiple Choice

Important Considerations for Survey Items Identify the most serious problem when asked to rate comedian John Stewart
On the following semantic differential items:
Liberal __ __ __ __ __ Conservative
Biased __ __ __ __ __ Unbiased

• A)ambiguous wording
• B)context effects
• C)position preference
• D)willingness to answer

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Definitions:

Strategic Defense Initiative

A proposed missile defense system announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons.

Soviet Officials

Members of the administrative, executive, or legislative branches of the government in the former Soviet Union.

Illegal Drugs

Substances whose production, sale, or possession are prohibited by law due to their potential for abuse and negative impact on health.

Prison Population

Refers to the total number of individuals incarcerated in a country's prison system at any given time.