Which survey questions change behavior? Randomized controlled trial of mere measurement interventions.

Godin, Gaston; Sheeran, Paschal; Conner, Mark; Delage, Gilles; Germain, Marc; Bélanger‐Gravel, Ariane; Naccache, Herminé

doi:10.1037/a0021131

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Which survey questions change behavior? Randomized controlled trial of mere measurement interventions.

Published in Health Psychology • Jan 1, 2010

Authors:

Gaston Godin

Paschal Sheeran

Mark Conner

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Evidence indicates that receiving a questionnaire about a behavior increases the likelihood that the person will perform that behavior--a phenomenon termed the mere measurement effect. This research tested the role of (a) the type of questions, and (b) questionnaire completion in optimizi...

Subject

Regret

Psychological intervention

Psychology

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