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asking a series of questions that break the rea-

soning process down in such a way as to assist

the respondent in explaining their reasons.

Concerns are also expressed about the accur-

acy and truthfulness of survey research, and it

is as well to remember that some character-

istics of the survey context promote truthful-

ness so as to emphasize these features. These

include underlining to the respondent the fact

that their completion of the questionnaire is

entirely voluntary, and that their responses are

a valuable contribution to understanding an

important research question. gp

Suggested reading

Babbie (2001); Parfitt (2005).

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