After reading about the challenges of conducting accurate surveys in the textbook's "How Do We Know?" box about gauging opinions, you know that some survey questions may be worded to encourage a particular response
What opinion do you think this question is trying to elicit: Given the success of the anti-drinking program in our schools, do you think we should expand the program?
a. The question would not likely elicit informed responses; it is too neutral.
b. The question is worded to elicit responses that oppose teen drinking.
c. The question is worded to elicit responses that favor expanding the anti-drinking program.
d. The question is worded to elicit support for banning the consumption of alcohol.
e. The question is worded to elicit nonattitudes from people who drink alcohol.
c
You might also like to view...
Which statement best captures FDR's beliefs about the presidency as it related to the federal bureaucracy?
A) The president should defer to Congress on bureaucratic questions. B) The president occupies a special place atop the bureaucracy as chief administrator. C) The president plays a minimal role in guiding and managing the federal bureaucracy. D) The president shares control of the federal bureaucracy equally with the legislative branch.
Common goals for foreign aid include which of the following?
a. Environmental protection b. Reduced military spending c. Increased power for women d. Promotion of democratic governance and human rights e. All of the above are common goals.