The Amount of Time a Respondent Deliberates Before Answering a Question

question 31

True/False

The amount of time a respondent deliberates before answering a question is called response latency.

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Definitions:

Refusals

Acts of declining or rejecting proposals, offers, or commands.

Express Refusals

Express refusals are clear and direct declarations of denial, often communicated to decline offers, requests, or proposals.

Negative Messages

Communication that conveys bad news, rejection, or criticism, often requiring careful wording to maintain goodwill.

Phrases

Phrases are groups of words that work together as a linguistic unit, typically forming a component of sentences without a subject and predicate of their own.