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4-21) Consider the following questionnaire item: “Do you feel that the President is doing a good job with foreign and domestic policies?  YES    NO” One of the biggest problems with this question is that it is a __________ item. a. political b. personal c. filtering d. double-barreled 4-22) Consider the following questionnaire item: “Everyone knows that all politicians are crooked. Do you agree?” One could criticize this question because it represents a __________ item. a. loaded b. political c. double-barreled d. Likert 4-23) In constructing surveys, a loaded item refers to a question that a. promises a monetary reward if the item is answered correctly. b. biases respondents to answer the question in a certain way. c. asks two more things in a single item, but only provides for one response. d. is worded broadly, and is followed by other questions that are worded more precisely. 4-24) In constructing surveys, which tip was not suggested? a. Include items that inquire about the participants’ demographic characteristics. b. Don’t ask for any unnecessary detail or go on any “fishing expeditions.” c. Word each item very carefully. d. Decide on a statistical analysis plan after you have collected the data. 4-25) In terms of remnant measures of behavior at a crime scene, hair samples, fingerprints, and clothing fibers would all be considered a. archival data. b. Likert data. c. physical traces. d. content analyses. 4-26) Physical traces can involve both __________ and __________ measures. a. archival; remnant b. erosion; accretion c. survey; interview d. remnant; reaction time 4-27) Dr. Wolfe is studying the walking behavior of students on a college campus by noting where the grass has been trampled most often in the campus courtyard. This kind of measure would best qualify as a(n) __________ type of physical trace. a. erosion b. double-barreled c. archival d. survey 4-28) A patient’s complete medical history would best be characterized as a. erosion physical traces. b. archival data. c. loaded items. d. double-barreled data. 4-29) James is working on a research project where he is examining the scholastic records of previous graduates of his university to see if there is a relationship between one’s grade point average (GPA) and the degree to which one participated in extracurricular events. Unfortunately, while the data for GPA were readily available, information regarding extracurricular participation was not always recorded in a consistent manner. This problem with the use of archival data is known as a. selective survival. b. selective deposit. c. selective erosion. d. selective accretion. 4-30) Francine wanted to examine medical records in the local hospital to assess the nature of the eating habits of patients back in the 1940s and those of patients in the 1990s. Unfortunately, Francine discovered that, in an attempt to make room for more files, the hospital destroyed all of the medical records from the 1940s. This problem with the use of archival data is known as a. selective survival. b. selective deposit. c. selective erosion. d. selective accretion.