Erin wanted to avoid acquiescence bias in her scale, but was not sure if she had succeeded. Specifically, which of the following techniques would NOT be a way to address acquiescence bias?
A) reverse the response options for half of the items in a scale
B) use some negatively worded and some positively worded stems
C) use extreme response anchors to keep responses away from the ends of a scale
D) A and B
E) B and C
F) all of the above

Question

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Using extreme response anchors is not a way to address acquiescence bias, as it does not address the issue of participants consistently agreeing or disagreeing with statements regardless of their content. Options A and B both aim to reduce this bias by including reversals or mixed wording in the scale items.

Erin Wanted to Avoid Acquiescence Bias in Her Scale, but Was