The "Halo Effect" Is Best Avoided By

question 74

Multiple Choice

The "halo effect" is best avoided by:

• A) doing a couple of things wrong during the entire research project.
• B) randomly flipping favourable and unfavourable "good" phrases on different scale items.
• C) flipping "bad" scales to the back of the survey to encourage a good response before the respondents get to the "bad" scales.
• D) using only percentage scales.
• E) using only open-ended questions.

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Definitions:

Pressure-Flow Model

A hypothesis that explains how sugars are transported in plants, suggesting that pressure differences move solutes through phloem sieve tubes.

Translocation

In plants, the movement of substances like sugars and nutrients from leaves to other parts of the plant through the phloem.

Growth Ring

A layer of wood produced by a tree or shrub in a growing season, visible as rings in a cross-section of the stem, used to estimate age and growth conditions.

Xylem

A type of vascular tissue in plants responsible for conducting water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.