The Halo Effect Is Best Avoided By

question 77

Multiple Choice

The Halo Effect is best avoided by:

• A)doing a couple of things wrong during the entire research project
• B)mixing favorable and unfavorable endpoints on a scale
• C)flipping "bad" scales to the back of the survey to encourage a good response before the respondents get to the bad questions
• D)substituting "good" measurements to replace those thought to be faulty
• E)none of the above; the Halo Effect cannot be avoided

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