Question

in a survey, asking whether or not unemployed people should be allowed to get \free money\ from the government could be an example of: a. a dependent variable. b. careful survey construction. c. an independent variable. d. question - wording bias.

Explanation:

Using the term "free money" in the survey question is a loaded term that can influence respondents' answers. It is not a dependent or independent variable (which are about measured or causal factors in research, not question wording issues), and it is not careful survey construction (as it introduces bias). So this is an example of question - wording bias.

Answer:

D. question - wording bias.