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AU Stanfel-Larry-E.
TI Measuring the accuracy of student evaluations of teaching.
SO Journal of Instructional Psychology. 1995 Jun Vol 22(2) 117-125.
MJ TEACHER-EFFECTIVENESS-EVALUATION. TEACHING.
MN COLLEGE-STUDENTS. ADULTHOOD.
ID measurement of accuracy of student evaluations of teaching, college students.
AB Reports an experiment with student evaluations of teaching in 2 undergraduate courses. The courses were conducted in such a way that the only possible correct responses to 3 of the 7 evaluation questions were stipulated in advance. Further, the students had previously proved in writing their awareness of the only correct responses. The responses provided by the evaluations were compared with the correct, constrained responses and found to diverge radically. A list of plausible explanations for the deviation was compiled and the submission of intentionally incorrect evaluation opinions was found to be the most likely explanation. This theory is examined in light of other subjective evaluation processes. Recommendations are made for administrative interpretation and application of opinion data, as well as for questionnaire design and experiments by other researchers. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1996 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Orton-Simon. Samuels-John.
TI What we have learned from researching AIDS. ESOMAR/WAPOR Conference (1987, Montreux, Switzerland).
SO Journal of the Market Research Society. 1988 Jan Vol 30(1) 3-34.
MJ PUBLIC-OPINION. KNOWLEDGE-LEVEL. PSYCHOSEXUAL-BEHAVIOR. ACQUIRED-IMMUNE-DEFICIENCY-SYNDROME.
MN PROFESSIONAL-MEETINGS-AND-SYMPOSIA. ADOLESCENCE. ADULTHOOD.
ID public knowledge & attitudes & behavior in relation to AIDS, 13-64 yr olds, England, conference presentation.
AB Describes an extensive research program on AIDS in Great Britain, including the publicity campaign objectives of the program, the sample design and methodology, the questionnaire design, reactions of interviewers, extension of the project to include teenagers, changes in attitudes and behaviors, and concluding observations. To date, approximately 4,500 people, including 988 homosexuals and 757 13-17 yr olds have been interviewed with a 40-min questionnaire. Results indicate that the general public's knowledge about AIDS increased over the period 1986-1987. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1995 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Lou-Yung-Chien.
TI A probabilistic approach to consumer judgment: An application of item response theory.
SO Dissertation Abstracts International. 1993 Vol 54(5-A) 1879.
MJ ITEM-RESPONSE-THEORY. CHOICE-BEHAVIOR. CONSUMER-RESEARCH. CONSUMER-ATTITUDES.
MN BRAND-PREFERENCES. CONSUMER-BEHAVIOR.
ID item response theory & probabilistic approach in questionnaire design, assessment of brand product value, consumers. ************************************************************************
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AU Leutner-Detlev. Weinsier-Philip-D.
TI Attitudes towards computers and information technology at three universities in Germany, Belgium, and the U.S.
SO Computers in Human Behavior. 1994 Win Vol 10(4) 569-591.
MJ COMPUTER-ATTITUDES. CROSS-CULTURAL-DIFFERENCES. COLLEGE-STUDENTS.
MN ADULTHOOD.
ID cross cultural differences or consistencies in attitudes toward computers & computer courses & information technology, college students, Germany vs Belgium vs US.
AB Investigated intercultural differences or cross-cultural consistency of attitudes in information technology using the Computer and Information Technology Attitude Inventory developed by P. D. Weinsier and D. Leutner (1988). Data on 529 students at 3 universities in Germany, Belgium, and the US indicated high similarity in the interitem correlation structures across the 3 samples. This consistency underlines the construct validity of the questionnaire design. European students had a strong preference for noncomputer as opposed to computer courses, and US students showed no preference. The results suggest that an object loses its feature of being controversial as it becomes more a component of the normal environment. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1995 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Diamantopoulos-Adamantios. Reynolds-Nina. Schlegelmilch-Bodo-B.
TI Pretesting in questionnaire design: The impact of respondent characteristics on error detection.
SO Journal of the Market Research Society. 1994 Oct Vol 36(4) 295-313.
MJ ERRORS. PRETESTING. QUESTIONNAIRES. RESPONSE-BIAS. TEST-ITEMS.
MN MARKETING. KNOWLEDGE-LEVEL. ADULTHOOD. FAMILIARITY.
ID familiarity with questionnaire design & knowledge of topic, detection of defective questions in pretesting, college students, UK, implications for marketing.
AB Investigated effects of respondent characteristics on the error detection rate in pretesting. Key issues of pretesting as specified in the literature are discussed. An experiment was conducted with 120 undergraduates in the UK to determine consequences of familiarity with questionnaire design and knowledge of the survey topic on the respondent's ability to detect defective questions. Results indicate that both factors impact on the detection rate for most types of defective questions. Implications for questionnaire pretesting are discussed and directions for further research are identified. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1995 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Taylor-Davis-Stephanie-A. Smiciklas-Wright-Helen.
TI The quality of survey data obtained from elderly adults.
SO Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly. 1993 Vol 13(1) 11-21.
MJ AGING. QUESTIONNAIRES. SELF-REPORT.
MN AGED. MEMORY. MOTIVATION.
ID misinterpretation of questions & motivation & memory & other age related factors, accuracy of self report questionnaire data, elderly.
AB Asserts that the quality of survey data obtained from elderly adults has important implications for nutrition status assessment, policy decisions, and program development. Self-reported information by adults of all ages is subject to inaccuracies. Accuracy of data obtained from older respondents may be lower than that of younger respondents. Errors made by older adults are largely due to misinterpretation of the questions asked, motivations related to participation and reporting of information, and changes in memory associated with aging and other factors that may impact respondent accuracy. Cooperative efforts by cognitive psychologists, survey researchers, and nutritionists are necessary for improving both questionnaire design and the accuracy of information obtained. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1994 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Dillman-Don-A. Sinclair-Michael-D. Clark-Jon-R.
TI Effects of questionnaire length, respondent-friendly design, and a difficult question on response rates for occupant-addressed census mail surveys.
SO Public Opinion Quarterly. 1993 Fal Vol 57(3) 289-304.
MJ QUESTIONNAIRES. MAIL-SURVEYS. TEST-ITEMS.
MN ADULTHOOD.
ID questionnaire length & respondent friendly design & difficult question, response to occupant addressed decennial census surveys, household occupants.
AB An experimental study of alternatives to the current US decennial census questionnaire demonstrated that shortening the questionnaire and respondent-friendly questionnaire design improve response, whereas asking a potentially difficult and/or objectionable question (i.e., social security number) lowers response. This national study of 17,000 household addresses also demonstrated that relatively high mail survey response can be achieved without addressing correspondence to individual names of residents. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1994 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Camac-Curt-R. Camac-Mary-K.
TI A laboratory project in scale design: Teaching reliability and validity.
SO Teaching of Psychology. 1993 Apr Vol 20(2) 102-104.
MJ TEST-CONSTRUCTION. PSYCHOLOGY-EDUCATION. EXPERIMENTAL-PSYCHOLOGY.
MN SENSATION-SEEKING-SCALE. TEACHING-METHODS. COLLEGE-STUDENTS. ADULTHOOD.
ID development of sensation seeking scale as class project for experimental psychology laboratory course, college students.
AB Undergraduate students in an Experimental Psychology class designed a scale to measure sensation seeking. The project involved students in aspects of questionnaire development and evaluation and provided them with an opportunity to experience the difficulties of measuring abstract concepts. Class lectures focused on questionnaire design (e.g., scale types, response set, and social desirability), reliability, and validity. Based on the instructor's description of several personality scales, students predicted which scales should measure related constructs and which scales should be unrelated to sensation seeking. Students produced the Activities and Preferences Scale, a reasonably valid and reliable scale. The project has been successfully repeated, using different constructs, in subsequent classes. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Ellard-John-H. Rogers-T-B.
TI Teaching questionnaire construction effectively: The Ten Commandments of question writing.
SO Contemporary Social Psychology. 1993 Mar Vol 17(1) 17-20.
MJ QUESTIONNAIRES. TEST-CONSTRUCTION. TEACHING-METHODS. PSYCHOLOGY-EDUCATION.
MN UNDERGRADUATE-EDUCATION.
ID guidelines for teaching rules of effective questionnaire construction, college teachers in methodology & psychometric courses.
AB Outlines a 10-part technique for teaching the rules of good questionnaire design to undergraduates. Students are encouraged to match the vocabulary used in items to the vocabulary of respondents, to have 40-60% true- or agree-keyed items, and to pretest questions before collecting data. Questions should not contain double-barreled items, 'no' or 'not' words beginning with 'un,' complex grammatical forms, redundant or irrelevant items, or loaded questions. Response formats within a set of questions should not be mixed, nor should noncommittal responses be permitted. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Reynolds-Nina. Diamantopoulos-Adamantios. Schlegelmilch-Bodo-B.
TI Pretesting in questionnaire design: A review of the literature and suggestions for further research.
SO Journal of the Market Research Society. 1993 Apr Vol 35(2) 171-182.
MJ PRETESTING. QUESTIONNAIRES. TEST-CONSTRUCTION. CONSUMER-RESEARCH.
MN EXPERIMENTATION.
ID issues in & areas of future research on pretesting of questionnaires, research review, implications for market research.
AB Examines the literature relating to pretesting of questionnaires to consolidate recommendations made in the normative literature with empirical evidence on key aspects of pretesting and identifies areas for future research. The review points to an abundance of normative contributions contrasted by a lack of empirical evidence. There are numerous issues that require empirical investigation, including such fundamental questions as the most effective method of pretesting. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Baker-Reginald-P.
TI New technology in survey research: Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI).
SO Social Science Computer Review. 1992 Sum Vol 10(2) 145-157.
MJ COMPUTER-APPLICATIONS. INTERVIEWING. SURVEYS. TECHNOLOGY.
ID issues in computer assisted personal interviewing & survey taking, research review.
AB Reviews research on CAPI within US government agencies, at European statistical agencies, and at university-based research organizations in the US. CAPI was developed to reduce the time needed to collect and process survey data, to improve the quality of the information collected, to reduce survey costs, and to implement more complex questionnaire designs than are possible with paper and pencil. However, 4 areas of concern have slowed deployment of CAPI technology: respondent acceptance, interviewer acceptance, impact on data quality, and costs. Although most interviewers and respondents seem to like and accept CAPI, areas that still need to be addressed include the impact on response rates by people who dislike being interviewed by computer and the eventual cost of the system once the learning curve and initial startup and equipment costs have been settled. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Sanchez-Maria-E.
TI Effects of questionnaire design on the quality of survey data.
SO Public Opinion Quarterly. 1992 Sum Vol 56(2) 206-217.
MJ QUESTIONNAIRES. SURVEYS.
MN ADULTHOOD.
ID questionnaire design, survey data quality, respondents in metropolitan area probability samples.
AB Examines 2 studies in which interviewers used different questionnaire designs to administer the same set of survey questions to 554 and 494 selected adult respondents in housing units comprising area probability samples of the Detroit metropolitan area. Field procedures for both studies were comparable, and contents of instruments were, except for format and graphic layout, identical. Specific effects (questions skipped in error and unprobed answers) were directly attributable to the choice of questionnaire design, showing that questionnaire design choices can either help or hurt the quality of data collected. Furthermore, behaviors of experience and inexperienced interviewers were affected in similar ways, indicating that experience level could not compensate for format deficits. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Malhotra-Naresh-K.
TI Mnemonics in marketing: A pedagogical tool.
SO Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 1991 Spr Vol 19(2) 141-149.
MJ MNEMONIC-LEARNING. TEACHING-METHODS. MARKETING. QUESTIONNAIRES.
MN TEST-CONSTRUCTION.
ID use of mnemonics in teaching marketing questionnaire design.
AB Describes several popular mnemonic techniques (strategies to enhance learning and improve later recall), including the peg word method, first letter mnemonics, rhymes, and the key word method, and their use with different kinds of Ss in a variety of learning situations. The use of first letter mnemonics in the form of acronyms is described in teaching the market research strategy of questionnaire design. Arguments against the use of mnemonic techniques are that they are not practical, do not help comprehension, hinder reasoning, and do not foster creative thinking. Mnemonic strategies should be carefully considered in the light of instructional objectives in market research and used with other teaching methods. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1992 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Sheeran-Paschal. McCarthy-Eunice.
TI Social structure, self-conception and well-being: An examination of four models with unemployed people.
SO Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 1992 Jan Vol 22(2) 117-133.
MJ MENTAL-HEALTH. SELF-CONCEPT. SELF-ESTEEM. UNEMPLOYMENT. EMPLOYMENT-STATUS.
MN SOCIAL-STRUCTURE. SELF-EVALUATION. THEORIES. MODELS. ADULTHOOD.
ID social structure & psychological well being & self conception & public vs private self esteem & evaluation & affection, unemployed vs employed 18-37 yr olds, test of 4 theories.
AB A cross-sectional questionnaire design was used to investigate the relationship between social structure, self-conception, and well-being in 40 unemployed and 48 employed Ss (aged 18-37 yrs). Distinctions were drawn between public and private self-esteem and, within private self-esteem, between self-evaluation and self-affection. Significantly poorer public and private self-esteem scores were observed for unemployed Ss than for an employed control group. The predictions of 4 accounts of psychological well-being/distress that draw on these self-concept dimensions were tested. Results supported symbolic interactionist and self-discrepancy theory and, to a lesser extent, self-enhancement theory. No support was found for a self-verification theory approach. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1992 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Brody-Howard.
TI ""The do-not-resuscitate order: Outpatient experience and decision-making preferences'': Commentary.
SO Journal of Family Practice. 1990 Dec Vol 31(6) 635-636.
MJ CLIENT-ATTITUDES. TREATMENT-WITHHOLDING. CLIENT-RIGHTS.
MN OUTPATIENTS. AGED. PROFESSIONAL-CRITICISM.
ID experience with & decision making preferences regarding do-not-resuscitate order, 70 yr old & younger vs older family practice outpatients, commentary.
AB Comments that M. H. Ebell et al (see PA, Vol 79:14081) do not answer the question of how patients make do-not-resuscitate decisions and can not as long as a quantitative questionnaire design is used. A small number of intensive questions (qualitative research) may answer the question much better. A melding of qualitative and quantitative research in primary care research is recommended. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1992 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Moxnes-Paul. Eilertsen-Dag-Erik.
TI The influence of management training upon organizational climate: An exploratory study.
SO Journal of Organizational Behavior. 1991 Sep Vol 12(5) 399-411.
MJ MANAGEMENT-TRAINING. ORGANIZATIONAL-CLIMATE.
MN MANAGEMENT-PERSONNEL. ADULTHOOD.
ID management training programs, organizational climate, 1st line supervisors, Norway.
AB Evaluated the influence of 3 management training programs (MTPs) for 243 1st-line supervisors (foremen) on organizational climate (OC), using a questionnaire design with repeated testing and statistical controls. The main objective for 2 of the 3 MTPs was to change the OC in a direction that would facilitate learning at work. Results indicate that the most process-oriented MTP did change the OC, as perceived by the supervisors, but paradoxically in an apparently negative direction, especially as far as interpersonal conflicts and supervisorial skills were concerned. The supervisors' increased awareness of OC factors was, on a theoretical basis, considered to facilitate learning at work, thus explaining the apparent paradox. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1992 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Helgeson-James-G. Ursic-Michael-L.
TI The decision process equivalency of electronic versus pencil-and-paper data collection methods.
SO Social Science Computer Review. 1989 Fal Vol 7(3) 296-310.
MJ DATA-COLLECTION. COMPUTER-APPLICATIONS. DECISION-MAKING.
MN ADULT-ATTITUDES. SURVEYS. ADULTHOOD.
ID electronic vs pencil & paper data collection, decision process & completion time & product involvement & attitudes toward survey research, college students.
AB 120 undergraduates were randomly assigned to either the electronic or pencil-and-paper data collection method. The 3 additional variables of length of time to complete the questionnaire, product involvement, and attitude toward survey research were examined across the 2 data collection approaches. The research found little evidence of decision-process variability from examining the verbal protocols of Ss' thought processes. The electronic data collection method displayed little change across the methodological/questionnaire design variables. Findings suggest that data collected via the 2 approaches can be considered equivalent in many ways. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1990 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Roberson-Michael-T. Sundstrom-Eric.
TI Questionnaire design, return rates, and response favorableness in an employee attitude questionnaire.
SO Journal of Applied Psychology. 1990 Jun Vol 75(3) 354-357.
MJ QUESTIONNAIRES. EMPLOYEE-ATTITUDES. TEST-ITEMS. TEST-CONSTRUCTION. ATTITUDE-MEASURES.
MN PERSONNEL. ADULTHOOD.
ID topic order & location of demographic items, response favorableness & return rate for employee attitude questionnaire, office personnel.
AB Topic order and location of demographic items were systematically varied in an employee attitude survey distributed to 1,188 office personnel of a single organization. With six questionnaire topic areas arranged in the order that matched employee representatives' perceptions of employee priorities, returns were higher (96%) than with any of five random orders (average 78%). Returns were higher with demographic items placed at the end (85%) than at the beginning (77%). Global attitudes and three of six topic attitudes varied with topic order and were more positive with the prioritized topic order than with the five random orders. The largest order effect was noted in employees' attitudes toward pay, which was the most important topic. Methodological and practical implications are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1990 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Lowe-Kathryn. de-Paiva-Siobhan.
TI Canvassing the views of people with a mental handicap. Special Issue: Evaluating services: Psychology and disability.
SO Irish Journal of Psychology. 1988 Vol 9(2) 220-234.
MJ MENTALLY-RETARDED. CLIENT-ATTITUDES. COMMUNITY-SERVICES. INTERVIEWING. RESPONSE-BIAS.
MN ADULTHOOD. QUESTIONNAIRES.
ID questionnaire design & interview techniques, appropriateness & rate of responses & satisfaction with community based services, mentally handicapped 19-79 yr olds, Wales.
AB Interviewed 62 adult clients of a community-based service for people with mental handicaps (NIMROD) concerning their accommodations, daytime occupations, social life, and their contact with NIMROD services. NIMROD was previously evaluated by S. Humphreys et al (1982). Findings indicate that the majority of questions asked produced high overall response rates. Although the more complex questions yielded lower proportions of appropriate responses, a substantial proportion of Ss provided expanded answers to the majority of questions. The standardized introduction used in interviews appeared to be important in helping Ss feel at ease during questioning. It is concluded that Ss were willing and able to express their opinions and give serious consideration to issues affecting their lives. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1989 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Schwarz-Norbert. Strack-Fritz. Muller-Gesine. Chassein-Brigitte.
TI The range of response alternatives may determine the meaning of the question: Further evidence on informative functions of response alternatives.
SO Social Cognition. 1988 Vol 6(2) 107-117.
MJ RESPONSE-PARAMETERS. QUESTIONNAIRES. IRRITABILITY. TEST-CONSTRUCTION.
MN ADULTHOOD.
ID response alternatives to question about frequency of annoyance, interpretation of question & severity of reported examples, college students, West Germany, implications for questionnaire design.
AB Investigated the role of response alternatives in the respondent's interpretation of the question. 85 adults were asked to report how often they felt really annoyed. Response scales ranged either from less than once a year to more than once every 3 mo or from less than twice a week to several times a day. Ss who used the 1st scale subsequently reported more extreme examples of annoying situations than Ss who used the 2nd one. Results suggest that the range of response alternatives induced Ss to consider different behavioral instances to be the target of the question. Moreover, the different behavioral instances activated by the response scales influenced Ss' interpretation of a related situation, even when an explicit report of an example was not required. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1989 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Herrmann-Douglas-J. Grubs-L. Sigmundi-R-A. Grueneich-R.
TI Awareness of memory ability before and after relevant memory experience.
SO Human Learning: Journal of Practical Research & Applications. 1986 Apr-Jun Vol 5(2) 91-107.
MJ TEST-VALIDITY. QUESTIONNAIRES. MEMORY. SELF-PERCEPTION. COGNITIVE-ABILITY.
MN ADULTHOOD.
ID memory questionnaire design & validity, beliefs about memory ability, college students.
AB Evaluated the influence of questionnaire design and the appropriateness of validity tests on memory questionnaire validity, using 90 college students who rated their ability to perform various memory tasks. Results show that performance was essentially uncorrelated with initial questionnaire responses but substantially correlated with questionnaire responses made after the performance tests. It is suggested that low-to-moderate validity of metamemory questionnaires is not due to defective questionnaires or to a poor match of validity tests to questionnaire content but to people holding inaccurate beliefs about their actual memory performance. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1987 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Blackmore-Susan-J.
TI Some advice on questionnaire research.
SO Parapsychology Review. 1985 Sep-Oct Vol 16(5) 5-8.
MJ QUESTIONNAIRES. PARAPSYCHOLOGY. EXPERIMENTAL-DESIGN.
MN EXPERIMENTATION.
ID suggestions for questionnaire design for parapsychology research.
AB Contends that the golden rule for designing questionnaires is to be certain of what is being sought and what is going to be done with the data. On this basis, the appropriateness of questionnaires in different kinds of parapsychology research, the choice of sample, wording the questions, structuring the answers, length, response rates, and analysis are discussed. (10 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1986 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Sudman-Seymour.
TI The network polls: A critical review.
SO Public Opinion Quarterly. 1983 Win Vol 47(4) 490-469.
MJ PUBLIC-OPINION. SURVEYS. TELEVISION.
MN METHODOLOGY. SOCIAL-SCIENCES.
ID critical review of CBS & NBC & ABC public opinion polls, use of poll results for secondary analysis by social scientists.
AB Reviews the 3 network polls (CBS, NBC, ABC) from a technical perspective, primarily for social scientists who may wish to use the network poll data for secondary analysis. The polls are described and evaluated on the following aspects of survey quality: selection of topics, sample design, sample execution, interviewers and sample cooperation, questions and questionnaire design, analysis, reporting of limitations, and archiving. It is concluded that the network polls perform an important service to the American society in a reasonably competent fashion. Weaknesses of all the polls lie in the areas of questionnaire testing and in analysis of results. They are, nevertheless, an excellent source of material for secondary analysis. (1 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1984 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Lando-Harry-A.
TI Data collection and questionnaire design: Smoking cessation in adults.
SO National Institute on Drug Abuse: Research Monograph Series. 1983 No 48 74-89.
MJ TOBACCO-SMOKING. DATA-COLLECTION. QUESTIONNAIRES. EXPERIMENTATION. PROFESSIONAL-STANDARDS.
MN ADULTHOOD.
ID standards for data collection & questionnaire design, adult smoking cessation research.
AB Discusses existing standards of data collection and questionnaire design that can profitably be applied in smoking cessation research and public service settings. It is suggested that a major reason for failure to adhere to recommended standards may be the fact that it is inconvenient to do so, especially for public service programs. One possibility would be to develop a uniform 1- to 2-page questionnaire that could be used by both researchers and practitioners. If both practitioners and researchers adopt certain standardized practices in data collection and questionnaire design, it may even be possible to pool data sets for purposes of some analyses. Inexpensive and unobtrusive monitoring devices are now capable of measuring tobacco intake in the natural environment, and precise laboratory procedures are available for observation of smoking topography. These procedures can be supplemented by trained Ss, who can then be more sensitive observers of their own smoking in the natural environment. (23 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1984 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Koebel-C-Theodore.
TI Evaluating judges: An analysis of survey results.
SO Evaluation Review. 1983 Oct Vol 7(5) 659-684.
MJ PERSONNEL-EVALUATION. ADJUDICATION. SURVEYS. QUESTIONNAIRES. JOB-PERFORMANCE.
MN ATTORNEYS. ADULTHOOD.
ID questionnaire design & testing for differences between respondents, multiple-attribute survey for evaluation of judges' performance, lawyers.
AB Presents a detailed analysis of a multiple-attribute judicial evaluation survey, with particular attention to the effects of questionnaire design and testing for differences between respondents. Since such evaluations typically use a self-selected sample of lawyers, the overall lack of substantial differences in average evaluation by various subgroups of lawyers is an important argument for the continued use of self-selection for respondents. (31 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1984 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Chen-Pei-N.
TI Eroding filial piety and its implications for social work practice.
SO Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 1982 Sep Vol 9(3) 511-523.
MJ PARENT-CHILD-RELATIONS. ASIANS. SOCIAL-CASEWORK.
MN ADULTHOOD.
ID compliance with filial piety, social work practice, Asian American adult children & aged parents & health & social service practitioners.
AB Surveyed 82 health and social service practitioners in 6 cities with high concentrations of Asian-Americans (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit) on their assessment of the effects of compliance/noncompliance with the traditional Asian value of filial piety on Asian-American adult children, aged parents, and the practitioners themselves. Since filial piety is an emotion-laden topic, a projective technique was used in questionnaire design, and Ss were asked questions regarding a hypothetical case. Findings indicate that Ss see a gradual shift of filial responsibilities to health/social service providers with concomitant affective conflicts on the part of Asian-American adult children, aged parents, and practitioners. It is concluded that greater understanding of these conflicts will help to strengthen filial piety and the extended family support system. (17 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1984 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Furnham-Adrian. Henderson-Monika.
TI Response bias in self-report measures of general health.
SO Personality & Individual Differences. 1983 Vol 4(5) 519-525.
MJ RESPONSE-BIAS. SELF-REPORT. QUESTIONNAIRES. HEALTH.
MN FAKING. ADULTHOOD.
ID response bias in self report measures of mental & physical health, 18-28 yr old females.
AB 80 18-28 yr old females were requested to either fake well (physically and psychologically fit), fake psychologically ill, fake physically ill or respond honestly on the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Langner's Screening Scale of Psychopathology (L-22). Predictably, Ss who faked well had significantly lower scores than either of the other 2 experimental groups; however, there was no difference between the fake-well and control group on GHQ total or the Somatic and Depression subscales. Ss who faked psychologically ill showed 4 of 11 significant differences between those who faked physically ill. All of the comparisons between the 2 fake-ill groups and the well and control groups were significant, with the former reporting higher incidences of distress than the latter. Results are discussed in terms of questionnaire design, Ss motivation, and alternative methods of assessing mental health. (25 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1984 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Gates-Roger. Solomon-Paul-J.
TI Research using the mall intercept: State of the art.
SO Journal of Advertising Research. 1982 Aug-Sep Vol 22(4) 43-49.
MJ LITERATURE-REVIEW. CONSUMER-RESEARCH. CONSUMER-SURVEYS. INTERVIEWING.
ID mall intercept interviewing for market/advertising research & design & execution of mall intercept surveys, literature review.
AB Reviews the literature on mall intercept interviewing, focusing on 5 conceptual issues: research management, validity of data, response rates, sampling, and questionnaire design. Data indicate that nearly 20% of consumers interviewed in commercial surveys in a recent year were personally interviewed at a shopping mall. Lower cost, greater control, and the ability to conduct tests requiring bulky equipment are the major reasons for the popularity of this technique. Major problems relate to unrepresentative samples, jaded and/or careless respondents, and limitations on the length of interview. (19 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1983 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Furnham-Adrian. Henderson-Monika.
TI The good, the bad and the mad: Response bias in self-report measures.
SO Personality & Individual Differences. 1982 Vol 3(3) 311-320.
MJ FAKING. RESPONSE-BIAS. IMPRESSION-MANAGEMENT. TEST-CONSTRUCTION. SELF-REPORT.
ID faking to give good & bad impression & impression of mental instability, response bias in self report measures, 19-29 yr olds, implications for questionnaire design.
AB 80 19-29 yr olds were requested either to fake good (give a good impression), fake bad (give a bad impression), fake mad (give an impression of mental instability), or respond honestly to 5 extensively used self-report measures. Ss who faked good had significantly higher Extraversion and Lie scores on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and on the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale but lowest Neuroticism, Psychoticism, and Social Anxiety (as measured by the Social Anxiety and Distress Scale) scores. Ss who faked bad had significantly lower Extraversion and higher Psychoticism and Social Anxiety scores. Fake-mad Ss scored higher on the Self-Monitoring Scale and Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale; these were the only 2 scales not highly susceptible to positive and negative response bias. Results are discussed in terms of questionnaire design and respondent's motivation. (42 ref) (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1983 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************
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AU Marks-Mitchell-L.
TI Conducting an employee attitude survey.
SO Personnel Journal. 1982 Sep Vol 61(9) 684-691.
MJ SURVEYS. EMPLOYEE-ATTITUDES.
ID construction & administration, employee attitude surveys.
AB Maintains that the way a survey (S) is conducted can compromise or eliminate its ability to assess employee attitudes. The author discusses the purpose of the S, in-house vs consultant research, respondent confidentiality and anonymity, questionnaire design, targeting the respondent group, administering the S, comparing trends, data selection, and risk of not using the data. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1983 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved). ************************************************************************