Jenny recently learned of plans to cut down an old beautiful tree on her campus to make way for a new bike path. Jenny is opposed to cutting down the tree, and she decides to survey some students at her university to see if others also oppose cutting down the tree. She plans to share the results of her survey with the school administration to argue to keep the tree. One question on Jenny's survey asks, "Would you be in favor of brutally cutting down this majestic tree to make way for a stupid bike path?" How could this question be changed to improve its construct validity?

A. change the wording so that it is positively worded, not a double-negative

B. split the question into two so that it is not double-barreled

C. add another option such as "or would you favor leaving the poor tree alone" to make the question forced-choice

D. use more neutral language so that it is not a leading question

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Social Studies

Porter Benjamin

10 October, 03:55

Jenny recently learned of plans to cut down an old beautiful tree on her campus to make way for a new bike path. Jenny is opposed to cutting down the tree, and she decides to survey some students at her university to see if others also oppose cutting down the tree. She plans to share the results of her survey with the school administration to argue to keep the tree. One question on Jenny's survey asks, "Would you be in favor of brutally cutting down this majestic tree to make way for a stupid bike path?" How could this question be changed to improve its construct validity?

A. change the wording so that it is positively worded, not a double-negative

B. split the question into two so that it is not double-barreled

C. add another option such as "or would you favor leaving the poor tree alone" to make the question forced-choice

D. use more neutral language so that it is not a leading question

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Gabriella Mcgrath · Answer 1

D. use more neutral language so that it is not a leading question.

Explanation:

Construct validity: In a psychological experiment, the term construct validity refers to the phenomenon of a research or experiment to measure the things what the research or experiment has claimed. It signifies whether or not the operational definition of a specific variable potentially reflects the exact theoretical meaning following a concept.

In the question above, the given statement's question can be changed as "use more neutral language so that it is not a leading question", to improve its construct validity.