When pretesting a survey, which one of the following methods would involve asking respondents to repeat questions in their own words?
A) concurrent "think-aloud" interview
B) retrospective "think-aloud" interview
C) paraphrasing
D) confidence ratings

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Paraphrasing involves asking respondents to repeat questions in their own words, which helps ensure that they have understood the question correctly and that it is not ambiguous or confusing. A concurrent "think-aloud" interview involves asking respondents to verbalize their thought processes as they answer the survey questions, a retrospective "think-aloud" interview involves asking respondents to recall their thought processes after completing the survey, and confidence ratings involve asking respondents to rate how confident they are in their responses. While these methods may also be useful in pretesting a survey, they do not specifically involve asking respondents to repeat questions in their own words. Therefore, C is the best choice.

When Pretesting a Survey, Which One of the Following Methods