In Your Initial Study,you Noticed That Your Participants Tended to Say

question 32

Multiple Choice

In your initial study,you noticed that your participants tended to say they strongly agreed with all of the items on your questionnaire.When doing a follow-up study,how would you tell that your original participants suffered from acquiescence bias?

• A)Use concrete as opposed to subjective response options.
• B)Use a scale with an odd number of response options.
• C)Ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated.
• D)Reverse-score half of the items.
• E)None of these choices will correct the problem.

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