Which of the Following Would Be Helpful in Reducing the Chance

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be helpful in reducing the chance of hypothesis-guessing on a measure?

• A) include more items on the questionnaires (The longer the measure the less chance participants will guess the purpose of the study.)
• B) include less items on the questionnaire (The shorter the measure the less chance participants will guess the purpose of the study.)
• C) include distractor questions to help divert attention from the true purpose of the study
• D) increase the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the measure

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