Can any of the questions be misunderstood? Why or why not? Are the questions bia

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Can any of the questions be misunderstood? Why or why not?

Are the questions biased or slanted? Why or why not?

Is the wording of the questions leading or misleading? Why or why not?

Is the best response format used? Why or why not?

Were there questions about which someone may lie to appear more desirable?

Why are the questions worded the way they are? (Refer to the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale on page 111 of the textbook.)

Facebook Survey The following survey is for Facebook users and is for experimental purposes. Please answer honestly. Data collected will test a hypothesis about Facebook users in general. Highlight the answer that you most identify with below each statement: 1. I have an account with Facebook. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 2. I change my status on Facebook more than 2 times a day. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 3. I read the comments of my friends 3 times a day. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 4. I visit Facebook frequently. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 5. I like to post pictures of myself participating in various activities on my Facebook profile page. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 6. I like to post pictures of my children on my Facebook profile page. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 7. I comment on the Facebook “Wall” of my friends more than four times a day. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 8. I enjoy writing on the Walls of other Facebook users. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 9. I do not like to post political items on my Facebook page. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 10. I post political items on my Facebook page every day. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 11. Facebook is a great way to network professionally. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 12. I feel better after I read the posts on Facebook. It relaxes me. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 13. I feel happy after reading about my friends’ activities and vacations on Facebook. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 14. I sometimes feel angry after reading some posts on Facebook. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 15. Reading about what others are doing in their lives on Facebook makes me feel bad about my own life. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 16.. I feel happier after visiting Facebook. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 17. I believe most Facebook users are not honest in their posts about their lives. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 18. I change my profile picture once a week on Facebook. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 19. I have a Facebook account, but I rarely visit the site. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 20. Reading Facebook posts and comments is good for my feelings of self-worth. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 21. I post only good quality photos of myself on Facebook because I want others to think I look good. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 22. I never post pictures of myself on Facebook. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 24. I believe social networking is overrated. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 25. I use social networking to make new contacts for my personal and professional life. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 26. Reading Facebook is a complete waste of time. strongly disagree disagree neutral agree strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5

Explanation / Answer

1. None of the items listed above will be misunderstood. All the items are written using a clear language. Each item conveys and asks for only one information.

2. No question seems to be biased or slanted. All the items reflect transperancy in terms of what is being asked.

3. Wordings of the questions are not misleading. Only one thought is conveyed in one item. There are no conflicting sentences and also items have not been constructed using negative meaning words.

4. Yes. The response format is 5 point Likert rating scale. The data of such a questionnaire may be used for higher order statistics as the data is on an interval scale.

5. Yes, there are some items like item no. 10, 14, 15, 17 and 21 which seem to be a little loaded on social desirability.

6. the questions are worded in the way they are because people while responding to questionnaire items at times tend to evoke a response which is socially desirable. People at times have a tendency to respond in a manner which casts their positive impression on others and thereby have a tendency to give biased responses.

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