Asking Difficult Questions: Task Complexity Increases the Impact of Response Alternatives

Asking Difficult Questions: Task Complexity Increases the Impact of Response Alternatives

In providing behavioural frequency reports, respondents use the range of the response alternatives as a frame of reference, resulting in higher estimates on scales that offer high rather than low values. The present study demonstrates that the size of this effect increases with increasing question d...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of social psychology 1992-05, Vol.22 (3), p.309-312
Hauptverfasser: Bless, Herbert, Bohner, Gerd, Hild, Traudel, Schwarz, Norbert
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In providing behavioural frequency reports, respondents use the range of the response alternatives as a frame of reference, resulting in higher estimates on scales that offer high rather than low values. The present study demonstrates that the size of this effect increases with increasing question difficulty.
ISSN:0046-2772
1099-0992
DOI:10.1002/ejsp.2420220309