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@Aella_Girl
Completely agreed with Spencer here. Probably the thing I've learned the most throughout my thousands of questions and feedback is exactly this - and despite my experience, I still find it very hard to guarantee question design that definitely won't hit any of these problems. 1/
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Spencer Greenberg 🔍
@SpencrGreenberg
The exact wording in polls, surveys and psychology studies matters more than most people seem to realize. This is a big deal if you want to learn from polls and academic papers, or if you conduct studies yourself. Here are some dramatic real examples:
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@Aella_Girl
I've also had the experience of reading about studies or measures, and then when I see their actual questions I am shocked at how easily misinterpretable they are. Regularly they use questions I would never ever use in my own research. 2/
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I thought for a while that they must have their reasons, it's gotta make sense somehow, they can't be just that bad at question design. But lately I'm starting to suspect they just outright *are* bad at it? Which freaks me out a bit and feels like it has huge implications. 3/
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@Aella_Girl
How much published research is based on terribly worded questions, that lead to really inaccurate results? Why haven't I heard more people talking about this?
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