PSYC 381-002
Questionnaire #1

                    1                  2                  3                  4                  5                  6                  7

              Strongly       Disagree      Disagree       Neutral         Agree             Agree       Strongly
              Disagree                         Somewhat                       Somewhat                            Agree

After each statement that follows, please write a number from 1-7 using the scale above:

1) In terms of politics, I would characterize myself as a liberal.  _______

2) Protecting the rights of Americans to own guns is important to me.  _______

3) It is far worse to convict an innocent person than to let a guilty person go free.  _______

4) Physical discipline (e.g., spankings) is an effective parenting technique.  _______

5) Crime is a serious problem in America.  _______

6) Crime is a serious problem in the neighborhood where I grew up.  _______

7) Physician-assisted suicide should be illegal in every state.  _______

8) I believe in God.  _______
 

What is your gender? (circle one)      M      F

How old are you?  __________

What religion are you?  ________________________________

In what country were you born?  ________________________________

Have you ever lived in a foreign country? (circle one)     YES      NO

If you answered "YES" to the question above, where did you live and for how long?
 
 
 

                    1                  2                  3                  4                  5                  6                  7

              Strongly       Disagree      Disagree       Neutral         Agree             Agree       Strongly
              Disagree                         Somewhat                       Somewhat                            Agree

After each statement, please write a number from 1-7 using the scale above:

1) The death penalty should be abolished in America. _____

2) Sometimes the only way to achieve justice and maintain the peace is through capital punishment. _____

3) It is hypocritical for a country to call itself civilized while it continues to execute its criminals. _____

4) If all states would adopt the death penalty, our country would be a lot safer. _____

5) Though its current implementation in America has its problems, on the whole capital punishment is a good thing. _____
 
6) Executions are nothing more than state-sanctioned murder of American citizens. _____
 

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