I took the extra pairs survey put on by the University of Sunderland. It was an interesting process. I’ve never taken a survey like that before, and some of the questions got pretty graphic. It made me think and opened my eyes a bit. Made me realize how often I do or do not think about certain things when it comes to sexual relationships.
The survey took about 25-30 minutes which I think was a good time. If it was any longer, I think I would have started to lose interest and probably would have started not reading the questions as closely. I think the user interface of the survey could have been improved. I found it difficult to pair the bubbles to the scale at the top of the page. The scale definitions should have been statically placed at the same place on the page as users scroll through the questions. Perhaps that is the difference between a higher budget and lower budget study.
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