I'm curious what you think about the reliability of these survey answers. I can't shake the feeling that, more and more, people are just messing with the surveys and putting down random or trollish answers. It's hard (for me) to believe some of these results are true reflections of people's beliefs.
Trolling is definitely possible, especially among younger participants. I remember reading that something like 20% of teenagers in some survey reported they were adopted even though they weren't, and that 99% of students reporting that they had an artificial limb actually didn't. 😂
But then the question is: Is there so much trolling that the studies tell us nothing at all? Or can we tentatively assume they're on the right track, even if we can't take the exact numbers too seriously? My hunch is the latter, especially when the research is done by professional polling companies that are aware of these kinds of issues.
I'm curious what you think about the reliability of these survey answers. I can't shake the feeling that, more and more, people are just messing with the surveys and putting down random or trollish answers. It's hard (for me) to believe some of these results are true reflections of people's beliefs.
Hi Martin!
Trolling is definitely possible, especially among younger participants. I remember reading that something like 20% of teenagers in some survey reported they were adopted even though they weren't, and that 99% of students reporting that they had an artificial limb actually didn't. 😂
But then the question is: Is there so much trolling that the studies tell us nothing at all? Or can we tentatively assume they're on the right track, even if we can't take the exact numbers too seriously? My hunch is the latter, especially when the research is done by professional polling companies that are aware of these kinds of issues.