Routing for UAS501
un_intro
This survey asks questions about your thoughts on research and universities in the U.S.
univ_feel (how feel about Universities in the United States)
In general, how do you feel about Universities in the United States?
1 Entirely negative
2 Mostly negative
3 Neither positive nor negative
4 Mostly positive
5 Entirely positive
truthjustice (what more important for university research)
What do you think is more important for university research? Pursue the truth or seek social justice?
1 Pursue the truth
2 Seek social justice
Q10 (Colleges and universities having a positive or negative effect)
Next, are colleges and universities having a positive or negative effect on the way things are going in the country these days?
1 Positive
2 Negative
3 Neither/No influence
4 Mixed
Group of questions presented on the same screen
un004_intro
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
univ_elite (Universities are elitist institutions that are out of touch with the rest of society)
Universities are elitist institutions that are out of touch with the rest of society.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
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un004_intro
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
worldchange (Scientific research is causing the world to change too fast)
Scientific research is causing the world to change too fast.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
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solveprobs2 (research universities helps United States solve major problems facing country)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The research going on at our universities helps the United States to solve major problems facing the country.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
grade_intro
For the next set of questions, you will use an A through F grading scale - where A represents the best possible grade you can give and F represents the worst possible grade - to rate the job colleges and universities are doing in each described area.
grade_research (grade in conducting scientific research)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in conducting scientific research?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
grade_students (grade preparing students to be productive members of work-force)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in preparing students to be productive members of the work-force?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
grade_pointofview (grade in in allowing many different points of view to be expressed on campus)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in allowing many different points of view to be expressed on campus?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
grade_hatespeech (grade in protecting students from hate speech)
What grade would you give to colleges and universities for the job they are doing in protecting students from hate speech?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 Fail
6 Don't know
conf_res (level of confidence in objectivity of university research )
What level of confidence do you have in the objectivity of university research?
1 Extremely confident
2 Very confident
3 Somewhat confident
4 Not too confident
5 Not confident
conf_questions := array(1 => "conf1a", 2 => "conf1b", 3 => "conf1c", 4 => "conf1d", 5=> "conf1e", 6 => "conf1f", 7 => "conf1g", 8 => "conf1h", 9 => "conf1i")
if sizeof(conf_order) = 0 then
conf_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 5 => 5, 6 => 6, 7 => 7, 8 => 8, 9 => 9))
End of if
un008_intro
The next questions ask you to think about various things that may have contributed to making American society better. For each question, please indicate if it made a major contribution to making American society better, a minor contribution or hardly contributed at all.
Group of questions presented on the same screen
un008_intro2
How much confidence, if any, do you have in each of the following to act in the best interests of the public?
Subgroup of questions
Loop from 1 to 9
Value of question 'conf_questions[conf_order[cnt]]' asked as question
End of loop
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if sizeof(q17q26_order) = 0 then
q17q26_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 4, 4 => 5, 5 => 9, 6 => 10))
End of if
Loop from 1 to 6
q17q26 (contribution factor)
How much [Q17 Q26 order series[]] contributed to making American society better?
1 Major contribution
2 Minor contribution
3 Hardly any contribution
4 Not sure
End of loop
Group of questions presented on the same screen
un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
re_010 (trouble with scientific research is results can be applied in ways that cause more bad than good)
The trouble with scientific research is that its results can be applied in ways that cause more bad than good for the world.
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
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un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
re_011 (Scientific research today doesn't pay enough attention to the moral values of society)
Scientific research today doesn't pay enough attention to the moral values of society
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
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un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
re_007 (Scientific research is essential to improving the quality of human lives)
Scientific research is essential to improving the quality of human lives
1 Disagree strongly
2 Disagree somewhat
3 Neither agree nor disagree
4 Agree somewhat
5 Agree strongly
End of group of questions
re_005 (government investments in basic scientific research pay off)
In your opinion, do government investments in basic scientific research usually pay off in the long run, or are they not worth it?
1 Yes, they pay off in the long run
2 No, they aren't worth it
3 Not sure
re_006 ( benefits of scientific research have outweighed harmful results)
People have frequently noted that scientific research has produced both beneficial and harmful consequences. Would you say that, on balance, the benefits of scientific research have outweighed the
harmful results, are about equal, or have the harmful results of scientific research been greater than its benefits?
1 Benefits have been greater than harmful results
2 Benefits and harmful results have been about equal
3 Harmful results have been greater than benefits
Group of questions presented on the same screen
un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Q28 (rather put trust in wisdom of ordinary people than opinions of experts and intellectuals)
I'd rather put my trust in the wisdom of ordinary people than the opinions of experts and intellectuals
settingfollowtype
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un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Q29 (When it comes to really important questions, scientific facts don't help very much.)
When it comes to really important questions, scientific facts don't help very much.
settingfollowtype
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un009_intro
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Q30 (Ordinary people can really use help of experts to understand complicated things like science and health)
Ordinary people can really use the help of experts to understand complicated things like science and health.
settingfollowtype
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jd_source_questions := array(1 => "jd_source1", 2 => "jd_source2", 3 => "jd_source3", 4 => "jd_source4", 5=> "jd_source10", 6 => "jd_source5", 7 => "jd_source6", 8 => "jd_source7", 9 => "jd_source11", 10 => "jd_source12")
if sizeof(jd_source_order) = 0 then
jd_source_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 5 => 5, 6 => 6, 7 => 7, 8 => 8, 9 => 9, 10 => 10))
End of if
Group of questions presented on the same screen
un013_intro
For each of the following sources of news or information, please indicate how much you trust that source to give you unbiased and truthful information. The source may provide news or information in print, online, or in an app.
Subgroup of questions
Loop from 1 to 10
Value of question 'jd_source_questions[jd_source_order[cnt]]' asked as question
End of loop
End of subgroup of questions
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q27 (view about global warming)
Global warming refers to the idea that the world's average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years, may be increasing more in the future, and that the world’s climate may change as a result.
Which of the following comes closest to your view about global warming?
1 Caused mostly by human activities
2 Caused mostly by natural changes in the environment
3 Neither: global warming isn't happening
4 None of these
Q1 (How much trust things that scientists say about environment)
How much do you trust the things that scientists say about the environment?
1 Completely
2 A lot
3 A moderate amount
4 A little
5 Not at all
6 Not sure
if ak_topic_randomizer = empty then
ak_topic_randomizer := mt_rand(1,4)
ak_belief_randomizer := mt_rand(1,2)
End of if
ak_affect (research affected by political beliefs)
A professor does research on [indicates un016 topic randomizer[]]. In his spare time he is actively involved in politics and identifies as [indicates un016 belief randomizer[]].
Do you think the professor's research will be affected by his political beliefs?
1 Yes, very strongly
2 Yes, at least somewhat
3 Not sure
4 No, probably not
5 No, absolutely not
info_questions := array(1 => "info001", 2 => "info002", 3 => "info003", 4 => "info004", 5=> "info005", 6 => "info006")
if sizeof(info_order) = 0 then
info_order := shuffleArray(array(1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 5 => 5, 6 => 6))
End of if
Group of questions presented on the same screen
info_intro
How much would you trust university scientists for information on each of the following issues?
Subgroup of questions
Loop from 1 to 6
Value of question 'info_questions[info_order[cnt]]' asked as question
End of loop
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CS_001 (HOW PLEASANT INTERVIEW)
Could you tell us how interesting or uninteresting you found the questions in this survey?
1 Very interesting
2 Interesting
3 Neither interesting nor uninteresting
4 Uninteresting
5 Very uninteresting
CS_003 (comments)
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