To Ensure That Participants Are Responding Honestly and Consistently, Survey

question 453

Multiple Choice

To ensure that participants are responding honestly and consistently, survey researchers:

• A) usually withhold payment for participating in the survey until the person's answers have been independently checked and verified.
• B) almost always interview the participants on two separate occasions using two different interviewers.
• C) sometimes rephrase the question and ask for the same information in a different way at different points in the survey.
• D) routinely check the participant's responses with the spouse or a friend of the participant.

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