Cognitive psychologists and survey researchers have acknowledged that answering survey questions can be a complex cognitive task. Research suggests that when people answer survey questions, they go through four stages. Arrange the stages in order.

A. Comprehension

B. Judgement

C. Response communication

D. Retrieval

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. AA, D, B, C
2. BA, B, D, C
3. CB, A, D, C
4. DB, C, A, D

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Correct answer: A. A, D, B, C

Explanation

Tourangeau's survey-response model: comprehension → retrieval → judgement → response.