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toc = Definition: = A descriptive research method in which researchers use interviews and/or questionnaires to gather information about the attitudes, beliefs, experiences, or behaviors of a group of people, p. 17 Gen Psych Chapter 1 pp. 16-21

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=In the News:= Most Americans Believe Government Keeps UFO Secrets, Survey Finds Either Americans don't trust their government, or they have a lot of respect for aliens' stealthiness. Thirty-six percent of Americans think aliens have visited Earth, and almost 80 percent believe the government has kept information about UFOs a secret from the public, a new survey finds. The survey, conducted ahead of National Geographic's new series //Chasing UFOs//, asked 1,100 Americans 18 and older for their extraterrestrial opinions. [] Best Colleges Reputation Survey Launches //U.S. News// is moving ahead with the 2012 edition of the Best Colleges rankings, scheduled to be published later this year. This week, we're in the process of mailing the annual peer assessment reputation surveys of undergraduate academic quality that will be a key part of the rankings. These reputation surveys account for 15 percent of a college's ranking in the National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges categories and 25 percent in the Regional Universities and Regional Colleges categories. []

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