When Certain Questions Are Relevant to Only Some of the Respondents

question 18

Multiple Choice

When certain questions are relevant to only some of the respondents and irrelevant to others, the researcher may choose to questions to screen and determine to whom the question is relevant and then ask a series of questions to investigate the attitudes of those to whom the question is actually relevant. These questions are called _____ because they are asked and answered contingent on the response to the first question in the series.

• A) matrix questions
• B) unbiased questions
• C) contingency questions
• D) in-contingency questions.

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Definitions:

Social Learning Theorists

Researchers who emphasize the role of observation, imitation, and modeling in acquiring new behaviors.

Generalization

The process of applying information or conclusions from specific instances to broader contexts or situations.

Discrimination

In psychology, the ability to perceive and respond differently to various stimuli.

Classical Conditioning

A process of learning in which, with the consistent coupling of two stimuli, a response that originally required the second stimulus for elicitation is later elicited by the first stimulus solely.