Providing Descriptive Anchors for a Numerical Rating Scale Is Not

question 23

True/False

Providing descriptive anchors for a numerical rating scale is not recommended for surveys, because they may bias the responses.

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Definitions:

Cohort Effects

Variations in the characteristics of an area of study (like attitudes, abilities) due to the study subjects having shared a particular experience during a specific time frame.

Biological Inheritance

The process whereby genetic information is transmitted from parent to offspring, dictating traits and characteristics.

Developmental Psychologists

These are scientists who study how and why human beings change over the course of their life.

Resilience

A person’s ability to recover from or adapt to difficult times.