Question 1

Any survey involving interviewers contains the potential for interviewer bias.

Accepted Answer

Interviewer bias occurs when the presence or behavior of the interviewer influences the responses of the interviewee, potentially affecting the accuracy of the survey results.

Question 2

__________ provides open-ended response to questions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ provides open-ended response to questions....

Question 3

__________ refers to a means of coping with resistance to sensitive questions by using indeterminate questions,ones in which the actual question answered is known only to the respondent.

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The answer of __________ refers to a means of coping...

Question 4

Overreporting in victimization surveys may be accounted for by the fact that when asked,respondents will report to interviewers acts that they ordinarily would regard as too trivial or unimportant to warrant police attention.

Accepted Answer

Overreporting in victimization surveys can occur because respondents might include incidents they consider too minor for police involvement, but still report them when asked in a survey context. This can lead to higher numbers of reported incidents in surveys compared to official crime statistics.

Question 5

__________ refers to the biases introduced by the interviewer.

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The answer of __________ refers to the biases introduced by...

Question 6

__________ ensure a high response rate and possess many distinct advantages,but the cost,size of staff,and time required often make it prohibitive for many surveys.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ ensure a high response rate and...

Question 7

Reverse record checks involve validation of reported behavior on the basis of studying a group whose behavior is already known.

Accepted Answer

Reverse record checks validate reported behavior by comparing it with data from a group whose behavior is already known, effectively checking the accuracy of self-reported information against established records.

Question 8

In __________ the researcher uses a laptop computer instead of a clipboard.

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The answer of In __________ the researcher uses a laptop...

Question 9

__________ refers to the use of short stories as a data-gathering device.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to the use of short...

Question 10

In __________ it is important for interviewers to become familiar with the flow of the questionnaire.

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The answer of In __________ it is important for interviewers...

Question 11

__________ refers to the follow-up questions that focuses,expands,or clarifies the response given.

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The answer of __________ refers to the follow-up questions that...

Question 12

__________ refers to the preliminary questions employed to determine appropriate respondents for the main portion of a survey.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to the preliminary questions employed...

Question 13

__________ refers to the tendency of respondents to move forward and report as having occurred events that actually occurred before the reference period.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to the tendency of respondents...

Question 14

__________ refers to crime that is unmeasured by official statistics or that has not come to the notice of police.

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The answer of __________ refers to crime that is unmeasured...

Question 15

Define and discuss the three basic forms of interviews.

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The answer of Define and discuss the three basic forms...

Question 16

__________ refers to the overagreeableness on the part of those surveyed;respondents give the researcher the response they believe is demanded or expected.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to the overagreeableness on the...

Question 17

__________ are more intensive or detailed interviews that are particularly useful in life histories or case studies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are more intensive or detailed interviews...

Question 18

Telescoping refers to the overagreeableness on the part of those surveyed;respondents give the researcher the response they believe is demanded or expected.

Accepted Answer

Telescoping refers to the misreporting of the timing of events, where respondents might report events as having occurred more recently than they actually did, or sometimes anticipate events to have occurred which have not yet happened. It does not relate to overagreeableness or giving expected responses.

Question 19

__________ are surveys in which subjects are asked to report alleged victimizations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are surveys in which subjects are...

Question 20

__________ consists of check-off responses to questions that are factual and easily fit an expected pattern.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ consists of check-off responses to questions...

Quiz 6: Interviews and Telephone Surveys