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anjilletteb

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One of the best ways to reduce the participants' likelihood of giving socially desirable answers is to:
 
  a. have participants answer questions in face-to-face interviews rather than typing their answers on a computer.
  b. encourage participants to think of the researcher as a friend and the interview as just a casual conversation.
  c. remind participants they are not being judged and that their answers are confidential.
  d. begin with general questions and then gently but persistently probe for additional information.
  ble answers is to:

Question 2

Imagine that you want to find out which extracurricular activities in a community's after-school programs are of most interest to teenagers. Which data collection technique would be most useful for this purpose?
 
  a. a self-report questionnaire
  b. an experimental study
  c. a measure of habituation
  d. observation



joewallace

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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