In Questionnaire Design, a Question Such as "Do Government Mandates

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Multiple Choice

In questionnaire design, a question such as "Do government mandates minimize toxic emissions from manufacturing facilities?"

• A)is a question that respondents cannot easily or accurately answer.
• B)is a question that respondents are reluctant to answer because the information is well-known.
• C)steers respondents to a particular response.
• D)asks two questions at once.
• E)is one sided, presenting only one side of an issue.

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Definitions:

Sleeper Effect

A delayed increase in the impact of a message that occurs when an initially discounted message becomes effective, as we forget its source or its source becomes less important over time.

Internal Attribution

The inference that a person's behavior is due to personal factors like character, motive, or belief.

Consistency Information

Information that supports the reliability or stability of a person's behavior or attitudes over time.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the effect of personality or disposition and underestimate the effect of the situation in explaining social behavior.