Which of the Following Is False Regarding Wording in a Questionnaire

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false regarding wording in a questionnaire?

• A) Researchers should try to avoid difficult words that people may not understand.
• B) When researchers inevitably use difficult words, it may be necessary to define those words.
• C) Usually, researchers are advised to use abbreviations in questionnaires.
• D) It is beneficial to avoid slang words in questionnaires

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Definitions:

Social Group

A collection of individuals who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity or identity.

Spurious

Describes something that is not genuine, authentic, or true; often used in statistics to refer to coincidental correlations between two variables that are actually caused by a third variable.

Control Variable

In experimental research, a variable that is kept constant to test the relative impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable.

Immigrant Status

The legal condition of a person who has come to live permanently in a country where they were not born, often impacting their rights and obligations.