10 Questions
What did Kenneth Rasinski find when analyzing attitudes toward government spending in the USA?
The identification of programs impacted the amount of public support they received.
In what context should researchers be generally wary according to the text?
Measurement of social desirability biases.
How might face-to-face interviews affect responses according to the text?
Responses are influenced by the desire to appear favorable.
What issue may arise when measuring public opinion, as discussed in the text?
Social desirability bias influencing responses.
Which term best describes the phenomenon where people filter their responses to present themselves in a positive light?
Social desirability bias
How might the identification of social programs impact public support according to the text?
It influences the amount of public support programs receive.
Why do respondents filter their answers in social research, according to the text?
To present themselves favorably.
What challenge do researchers face when asking sensitive questions, as mentioned in the text?
'Socially desirable' responses clouding true opinions.
'Socially desirable' responses are particularly pronounced in which type of survey according to the text?
Face-to-face interviews
What effect does 'socially desirable' responding have on research studies?
It introduces bias into the data collected.
Explore the challenges faced by locally recruited researchers in South Africa, and the contested application of survey methods in the region. Discover how textbooks on research methodology often assume readers are from developed countries.
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