In Your Initial Study, You Noticed That Your Participants Tended

question 19

Multiple Choice

In your initial study, you noticed that your participants tended to say they strongly agreed with of the items on your questionnaire.When doing a follow-up study, how would you tell whether your original participants suffered from acquiescence bias?

• A) Use concrete as opposed to subjective response options.
• B) Use a scale with an odd number of response options.
• C) Ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated.
• D) Reverse-score half the items.
• E) None of these choices will detect the problem.

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