Julian creates a survey asking participants first to report how happy they are in their marriage and then second to report how happy they are in their life. His advisor, Dr. Fuentes, recommends that he create a second version of the survey that reverses the order of these questions. Why is Julian's advisor recommending this?
A)He is concerned that Julian has a double-barreled question.
B)He is concerned that Julian's results could be affected by question order.
C)He is concerned that Julian's participants will use shortcuts.
D)He is concerned that Julian's participants will try to fake good.

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Julian's advisor is recommending a second version of the survey that reverses the order of questions to control for the possibility of the order of questions affecting participants' responses. This is a common concern in survey research, as the order of questions can influence participants' answers. By switching the order of questions in the second version of the survey, Julian can assess whether any differences in responses between the two versions of the survey are due to the order of questions or to some other factor.

Julian Creates a Survey Asking Participants First to Report How