FRIEDRICH 1 STUDY
Estimation Survey
In this study, you will be responding to a variety of problems solving and opinion measures. Your responses are entirely anonymous. Please place your ID code in the space at the bottom, but do not place any other identifying information on this page.
Below are several problems that vary in difficulty. Try to answer as many as you can.
1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
______cents
2) If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
______minutes
3) In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?
______days
**BE SURE YOU HAVE ENTERED YOUR ID CODE IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW:
ID Code: ______ (copied from bubble sheet)
WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, PLEASE TURN THIS PAGE FACE DOWN ON THE DESK IN FRONT OF YOU. WHEN EVERYONE HAS FINISHED, WE WILL DISTRIBUTE THE LAST BOOKLET FOR TODAY’S SESSION.
Attitude Surveys
On the following pages, you will be responding to a variety of attitude and opinion questions. There are no right or wrong answers. Simply indicate your opinions as truthfully and as accurately as possible by circling the appropriate number below each statement.
When you have finished, please turn the booklet over in front of you. When everyone has finished, we will begin the final phase of today’s session.
Please turn the page and begin.
Survey I
1) I enjoy solving problems that require hard thinking.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
2) I'm not that good at figuring out complicated problems.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
3) I prefer complex to simple problems.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
4) I don't like to have to do a lot of thinking.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
5)I am much better at figuring things out logically than most people.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
6) I try to avoid situations that require thinking in depth about something.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
7) I am not very good at solving problems that require careful logical analysis.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
8) I enjoy intellectual challenges.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
9) Thinking is not my idea of an enjoyable activity.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
10) I am not a very analytical thinker.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
Survey II
1) Using my gut feelings usually works well for me in figuring out problems in my life.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
2) I believe in trusting my hunches
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
3) I don't like situations in which I have to rely on intuition.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
4) Intuition can be a very useful way to solve problems.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
5) I often go by my instincts when deciding on a course of action.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
6) I trust my initial feelings about people.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
7) I don't have a very good sense of intuition.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
8) If I were to rely on my gut feeling, I would often make mistakes.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
9) I like to rely on my intuitive impressions.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
10) I think it is foolish to make important decisions based on feelings.
definitely not true of myself 1 2 3 4 5 definitely true of myself
Survey III
1. When engaged in an important task involving quantitative reasoning, most of my thoughts turn to bad things that might happen (e.g., failing) rather than to good things.
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
2. For me, with math problems the emotional impact of avoiding failure (e.g., sense of relief) is greater than the emotional impact of achieving success (e.g., joy, pride).
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
3. More often than not I feel unsure of my mathematical abilities.
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
4. I sometimes find myself wondering if I have the ability to succeed at important activities if they involve numerical analysis.
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
5. I wish that I felt more certain of my strengths in understanding statistical information.
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
6. As I begin an important activity involving quantitative information, I usually feel confident in my ability.
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
7. Sometimes I feel that I don’t know why I have succeeded at a quantitative task.
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
8. As I begin an important activity involving numerical information, I usually feel confident in a successful outcome.
Strongly disagree123456Strongly agree
Survey IV
Please answer the questions below by printing your response to each item neatly and legibly in the space provided. If you wish, you may use the page margins for calculations.
1. Imagine that we roll a fair, six-sided die 1,000 times. Out of 1,000 rolls, how many times do you think the die would come up as an even number?
Answer:______
2. In the BIG BUCKS LOTTERY, the chances of winning a $10.00 prize are 1%. What is your best guess about how many people would win a $10.00 prize if 1,000 people each buy a single ticket from BIG BUCKS?
Answer:______people
3. In the ACME PUBLISHING SWEEPSTAKES, the chance of winning a car is 1 in 1,000. What percent of tickets of ACME PUBLISHING SWEEPSTAKES win a car?
Answer:______%
4. Which of the following numbers represents the biggest risk of getting a disease?
___ 1 in 100___ 1 in 1000___ 1 in 10
5. Which of the following numbers represents the biggest risk of getting a disease?
___ 1%___ 10%___ 5%
6. If Person A’s risk of getting a disease is 1% in ten years, and Person B’s risk is double that of A’s, what is B’s risk?
Answer:______% in ______years
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7. If Person A’s chance of getting a disease is 1 in 100 in ten years, and person B’s risk is double that of A, what is B’s risk?
Answer:______in ______years
8. If the chance of getting a disease is 10%, how many people would be expected to get the disease:
A: Out of 100? Answer:______people
B: Out of 1000? Answer:______people
9. If the chance of getting a disease is 20 out of 100, this would be the same as having a _____% chance of getting the disease.
10. The chance of getting a viral infection is .0005. Out of 10,000 people, about how many of them are expected to get infected?
Answer:______people
11. Which of the following numbers represents the biggest risk of getting a disease?
___ 1 chance in 12___ 1 chance in 37
**THIS CONCLUDES THE DATA COLLECTION FOR. PLEASE TURN TO THE FOLLOWING, FINAL PAGE TO COMPLETE SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT TODAY’S SESSION.
What, if anything, had you heard about today’s research session before you arrived? Please be specific.
People often develop impressions and hunches about the focus or purpose of a study. For the consumer electronics project you completed in the first half of today’s session, please explain what you think the researchers’ hypotheses are —what they’re predicting or trying to find out.
For the estimation and attitude surveys completed in the second half of today’s session, once again please explain what you think the researchers’ hypotheses are —what they’re predicting or trying to find out.
When running two different studies in a single session as we did today, there’s always the risk that responses in one study might have somehow been affected or influenced by the previous study. Do you think this might have happened? If so, in what manner?
**BE SURE TO ENTER YOUR ID CODE IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW:
ID Code: ______ (copied from bubble sheet)
PLEASE TURN YOUR BOOKLET OVER IN FRONT OF YOU. AS SOON AS EVERYONE IS FINISHED, WE WILL CONCLUDE TOTDAY’S SESSION.