Question

What guideline does the following question violate in terms of guidelines for writing questions: Do you agree or disagree that television increases people's tolerance for violence and drug use

Answer 1

Answer:

The question violates the requirement of clarity or unambiguity.

Explanation:

The science of designing appropriate questions comes up when one is in designing a questionnaire for surveys.

The guidelines for writing questions are given below:

1. Questions must always be designed with the objective of the research in mind;
2. They must be concise, direct to the point and easy to understand. In other words, they must be unambiguous.
3. They must be designed to elicit objective answers, not emotional responses. Emotional responses may not come from a lucid mind.
4. Questions must follow each other sequentially and logically.  
5. If the questions are closed-ended, they must contain options from which the respondents can select
6. Whether closed-ended or not, the researcher must as much as possible put themselves in the shoes of the respondents such that any inhibitions from properly or correctly answer the questions are removed.

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