11
Implications for
Questionnaire Design and the
Conceptualization of the
Survey Interview
ln the previous chapters we presented a eletc thetic
fremework drawn fom sctal and eagitive patholo aed
‘icwol the moming lteraure on questionnate design do ine
‘uch afiamenark forthe aay of eponse ene insoneys Insta,
{anter we summarise cur key camelusons. nthe fron uc
Inca sia cognitive ramevor for concep he cane
ew that w: hope wll rovide sl megane pengeere
fe tore rset ithe sxind pu we prec sme hee ple
implications for questionnaire design, We conclu wits
thought the fue
A Social-Cognitive Framework for Studying Question
‘Answering in Surveys
As we have noted thoughout this book the
"eponse efits ital of seri nessa
of Here yu se ere
vey Mestre on
vingsanda sense
me with rea to hese toes I
thisnal section cf helo we highihe what we helesets Berke
‘ey theoretical principles dat erg fom the dicts che
Irevedingchapers We bin wth
theese
chal conception asin ce
Hit sasocial phenomenon andon the vee involve
‘oot cosntive wk by indvals We view henry
in hei instance, as fandaentally social encounte By cll
ing it a social encounter, even ft comic though 9
aninstenal questions, we call antention
hee hit the
turactng the survey are aking uses fresh sty
‘ons that re ey simi woriay myers aol
lem the lnguistic and ace rls that gover convertors Toe
sure, this converstice hus some special charactersis that se
rar frm other but he acivity tila conweriion ad nese
‘obeundersood assich, Sars thesuney sri
ally solatan—encountrheracen stranger a ellows the es
that govem seal rela Ferueen sane Thin lestoing
the ules that over both converts anal selects
ssnerl shoul help us undensand how eur questions ate being
Uunersondand alr rah how toate interno
thar sent caoperation othe eqns ty prene
thesurve (oe Groves Ck, 8 Coapr 199, oe dense
theater sees.
Language the medium ofthe survey uesionnsite. Ths,
Uudersandinghow people compchetn speech sal writen ate,
tals import for understanding response effects. Bath kena
seactte nts) an pragmatic that nyt meng)
ruse be lez. Mach cf the reseuch we have docu the pe
Thr and race, Hille NE
Eto a
Basle. A.D, Le, V Nia
b.0, Whed
lon TMM Gute Nery ST
Fase mm Ne Ya Aca es ;
Pali NE) The cane mop fy Py een
and memory. In C. Bower (Ed), The psychology af kaming and mode a
“cation: Advances in research ana theory (Vol. 17, pp. 125-463)
York: Acafemic Pe ASigeas.
Bee