For the Following Item, Which Suggestion for Constructing Questionnaires Is

question 45

Multiple Choice

For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? "How much money do you contribute to charities each year?"

• A) Phrase items so as to avoid bias or prejudice that might predetermine a respondent's answer.
• B) Phrase items so that every respondent can understand them.
• C) Phrase items so as to elicit unambiguous answers.
• D) Avoid questions that might elicit reactions of suspicion, embarrassment, or hostility in the respondent.

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Definitions:

Frederick Douglass

A prominent American abolitionist, author, and speaker, born into slavery, who became a leader in the anti-slavery movement and a champion for civil rights.

Abolition of Slavery

The process of ending the practice or legal system of allowing individuals to own, buy, and sell other individuals as property.

Freedom and Liberty

Concepts representing the right of individuals to act and express themselves without undue restraint, and the presence of conditions that allow for this expression.

General Grant

Ulysses S. Grant, a key Union general during the American Civil War and later the 18th President of the United States.