Why Did Carrington Choose to Interview Partners in Separate, Back-To-Back

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Multiple Choice

Why did Carrington choose to interview partners in separate, back-to-back interviews instead of in joint interviews?

• A) Carrington had too many questions to ask in one interview so divided the questions between partners and asked each partner half of the questions during their interview.
• B) Back-to-back interviews allowed Carrington to manipulate aspects of the protocol so that respondents would turn on each other.
• C) Joint interviews are difficult to schedule and Carrington revealed that he struggled to find times that would work for both partners.
• D) Back-to-back interviews tend to reveal discrepancies in answers to the most routine questions about domesticity, thus revealing reality more than joint interviews.

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