The effects of visual and aural communication on the quality of survey measurement. The proposition of a new theoretical approach to survey mode preference on the basis of the working memory concept Cover Image

Komunikacja oparta na kanale wizualnym i audialnym a jakość pomiaru sondażowego. W stronę nowego ujęcia hipotezy preferencji techniki przy wykorzystaniu koncepcji pamięci roboczej
The effects of visual and aural communication on the quality of survey measurement. The proposition of a new theoretical approach to survey mode preference on the basis of the working memory concept

Author(s): Adam Rybak
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: working memory; survey mode preference; satisficing; survey research methodology

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present a potential direction for the development of survey design research. It tries to describe the possibility of building a concept that integrates the observed consequences of survey mode preference – its impact on the response rate and the quality of responses – using the cognitive concept of working memory. It indicates the existence of a potential relationship between the aging process, or anxiety, and the diversification of information processing efficiency in the visual and aural modalities, and thus outlines the problems facing researchers planning mixed-mode surveys, especially in aging western populations.

  • Issue Year: 68/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 207-227
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish