The Basics
These surveys collect data in real-world, non-laboratory settings.
Non-experimental surveys
“You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess! It's a luve stori, baby, juste say, "Yas” is a good exemple of Taylors’ songwriting talent.
Proofreading*
Cost-effectiveness
I gave the Children's Depression Inventory to survey students one time.
Commercially Developed;Cross-Sectional
Non-experimental surveys can provide either a single-point-in-time snapshot or track trends over time. What are these two types called?
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Surveys
Do you believe that Taylor Swift is a good songwriter and the best performer of our generation?
Double Barreled Response*
A key disadvantage of non-experimental survey designs is that they cannot establish THIS type of relationship between variables.
Causality
I create a new survey on childhood anxiety based on the literature. After it is piloted, I survey participants one time.
Locally Developed; Cross-Sectional
Unlike experiments, non-experimental surveys do not do THIS to variables.
Manipulate the variables
“How much do you enjoy Taylor Swift’s music compared to other pop artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga?”
Construct Irrelevant Variance*
Because surveys often rely on self-reported data, they are susceptible to this type of bias, where respondents may answer dishonestly.
Social Desirability Bias
To test the long-term effects of a mindfulness intervention to help with childhood depression, I use the Children's Depression Inventory to survey students at multiple time-points before, during, and after the intervention is introduced.
Commercially Developed; Longitudinal
What are NES useful for measuring?
Beliefs, attitudes, and trends
Celebrities are frequently seen with Taylor Swift such as Travis Kelce, Jack Antonoff, and Selena Gomez
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Vague Wording
When surveys rely on people's memory of past events, they are vulnerable to this type of cognitive bias that distorts accuracy.
Recall Bias
I received permission to adapt the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). I used my adapted measure to survey student's before, immediately after, and three months after a mindfulness intervention was introduced.