Sociology; Questionnaires

"Do you know what a questionnaire is?" is an example of which type of question?

• Open

• Closed

• Graded

• Ungraded

A question that has a scaled response, e.g. Agree, disagree, strongly disagree, etc. is known as what?

• Closed Question

• Graded Question

• Open Question

• Scaled Question

An open question gives respondents the opportunity to what? (Tick all that apply)

• Give their opinion

• Give yes/no responses

• Give extended answers

• Answer factually

Which of the following are examples of Open Questions? (Tick all that apply)

• How old are you?

• What's your favourite movie?

• Do you prefer Chinese or Indian food?

• Why did you pick Sociology for GCSE?

What type of question would you ask to maximise validity? (accurate and truthful data)

• Closed

• Graded

• Open

• Subjective

What type of question would you ask to maximise reliability? (Can questionnaires be repeated to achieve similar results?)

• Open

• Graded

• Repeated

• Closed

What is a pilot study?

• An analysis of the results.

• The name for the first person who completes the questionnaire within the time.

• A pre-test for the research.

• A summary of the research.

What are the strengths of questionnaires? (Tick all that apply)

• They produce reliable data

• People can take their time to think of appropriate answers

• They can reach a large sample

• Responses may be rushed

What are the weaknesses of questionnaires? (Tick all that apply)

• People can take their time to answer in their own way

• They are fairly cheap to produce

• Questions may be misunderstood and the respondent cannot ask for clarification

• The researcher may choose a biased set of questions

What does the acronym PERV stand for?

• Practical, Ethical, Responsive, Valued

• Practical, Ethical, Reliable, Valid

• Participant, Engagement, Respondent, Valid

• Participant, Engagement, Reliable, Valued