Question

When writing a survey, researchers must avoid negative questions, which are defined as:
a. questions that are designed to elicit a negative response
b. questions that ask a respondent about what they do not think rather than what they do think
c. questions that let the respondent know how the researcher hope they will answer
d. question that ask about two different topics

Answer 1

The answer is B. A negative question is a question that is worded in such a way that, to answer "no" is an affirmative response, while "yes" is a negative answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is B. Questions that ask a respondent about what they do not think rather than what they do think.

Explanation:

Negative questions are the ones in which the construct is elicited negatively, for example: this is a bad school. Yes/No. They tend to ask a respondent about what they don't think rather than what they do think.

The main problem with these questions is that they tend to confuse the respondent since they are used to answering positive questions, there is a risk that they will answer the question as if it were positive. This could lead to false answers and an error in the data.