The Issue of Shared Vocabulary in the Design of Questions

question 34

Multiple Choice

The issue of shared vocabulary in the design of questions asks _____.

• A) does the question contain wording that implies the researcher's desire for the participant to respond in one way rather than another
• B) is the question worded from the researcher's perspective or the participant's perspective
• C) does the question ask the participant for information that relates to thoughts or activity too far in the participant's past to be remembered
• D) does the question use words that have no meaning or a different meaning for the participant
• E) is it reasonable to assume that the participant can frame an answer to the question

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, often influencing the shape of the distribution.

Within-Treatments

Refers to the variability observed among participants who are subjected to the same treatment or condition in an experiment.

Mean Square

A measure used in statistics that represents the average of the squares of the differences from the mean, often used in the context of variance and regression analysis.

Treatments

In the context of experiments, interventions applied to subjects or conditions under study to observe potential changes.