Effect of Question Wording

Abstract Subjects were given a drawing of a car crash to observe. Then the drawing was taken away and the subjects were given a question pertaining to the speed of the crash. There were two different questions distributed to the subjects. One question was written with no bias or special wording, while the other question had a bias and special wording. The hypothesis was that the question bias would effect the response of the subject. …

…Usman, Omar is a student at Northville High School and is taking AP Psychology. The views in this paper are of the author only and not of Northville High School. I thank all the participants for their time. Also, I thank Mrs. Hoffman and Ms. Thorburn for helping me edit the paper. Table 1 Measures of Central Tendency Control (MPH) Experimental (MPH) Mean 47.86666667 56.33333333 Median 50 57 Mode 40 70 Range 55 45 Table 2 Average Male and Female Responses Control Experimental Male 55.43 59.88 Female 41.25 52.29