Question 61 · LDEK · Characteristics of scientific studies

A dentist interested in infections in health care is planning to carry out a survey among doctors of non-surgical wards in the provincial hospital. The survey will test their knowledge, attitudes and habits associated with hand washing in clinical practice. Which of the following may produce results arising from artifacts in this survey?

  1. A. pilot survey.
  2. B. internal verification through additional checking questions.
  3. C. omitting answer variants adequate to the respondents’ situation.
  4. D. external verification through observation.
  5. E. precise survey assumption preparation.
Hint

Artifacts arise when the research tool forces respondents to give answers that do not reflect their real situation.

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