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===Order of questions=== Survey researchers should carefully construct the order of questions in a questionnaire.<ref name="Shaughnessy2011"/> For questionnaires that are self-administered, the most interesting questions should be at the beginning of the questionnaire to catch the respondent's attention, while demographic questions should be near the end.<ref name="Shaughnessy2011"/> Contrastingly, if a survey is being administered over the telephone or in person, demographic questions should be administered at the beginning of the interview to boost the respondent's confidence.<ref name="Shaughnessy2011"/> Another reason to be mindful of question order may cause a [[survey response effects|survey response effect]] in which one question may affect how people respond to subsequent questions as a result of [[Priming (psychology)|priming]].
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