Marked reversals in a questionnaire

• In an attitude investigation with 260 respondents and 75 Likert type attitude statements a number of reversals of answers were found in the questionnaires, i.e. first marking response 2 and then changing it to 4. There were 71 reversals for items 1-25, 54 reversals for items 26-50 and 16 reversals for items 51-75, which suggests a practice effect. The mean number of words in the three groups increased (7,6 to 8,7 to 10,4).  7 items had 5 or more reversals - they hade the mean 5,9 words but some of them had words with negative prefixes. The method of counting and analyzing reversals in questionnaires is relevant for judging reliability. Some wrong answers may never have been reversed. 

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Likert

response scale

logical reversal of answer

investigative method

cognitive error

human error

criticism of sources

wrong answers

Likert skala

logisk omkastning av svar på svarsskala

ändrat svar

felsvar

utredningsmetodik

källkritik

tankefel

misstag

källkritik

utredningsmetodik

Psychology

Psykologi

Statistics, computer and systems science

Statistik, data- och systemvetenskap

Psychology

Psykologi

Statistik

Statistics

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