Clara Is Trying to Learn More About Children's Television Viewing

question 253

Multiple Choice

Clara is trying to learn more about children's television viewing.She decides that she is going to ask children to provide their own answers to her questions about the types of shows they like to watch and how long they spend watching them.She decides to use self-report.What is a likely reason for her choice of research method?

• A)Children may not remember how much time they spend watching television.
• B)Children are more likely to be influenced by response bias.
• C)There aren't any other research methods that would work for this type of research.
• D)It is convenient,allowing her to reach groups of children.

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Definitions:

Anthropologist Benjamin Whorf

A linguist and anthropologist known for his hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' cognition and worldview.

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Whorfian Hypothesis

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