POL SCI 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Loaded Question, Double Negative
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Elaboration: tell me more answer (tm) Answers change depending on race of interviewer and interviewee. Item non-response: people skipping questions to refusing to respond//high in saq but lower in ftf. Response acquiescence: tendency to agree, really bad when you say do you agree that . Absence of balanced alternatives: asking if people agree with a statement, or approve of an opinion/option, will lead to overstate agreement/support; questions should allow respondents to weigh possible alternatives. Unbalanced: do you agree or disagree with the statement . Balanced: some people support blah. other people support blah. Should respondents be provided with an opportunity to choose a middle ground position or does that simply allow people with a true learning to opt out of taking a position. Ex: penalties for marijuana: more strict, less strict, about same, don"t know. Should respondents be provided with opportunity to choose don"t know or will that decrease the amount of people who make a decision.
