rch on all topics. These psychologists need to take corrective measures to any sort of survey biases they observe while proceeding with their study. One way to reduce the survey error is by asking differently phrased questions about the same issue to a large pool of participants. This method would give indications of any strong trends and inclinations exhibited by the participants, or any gender variation within the participant pool. Although this study had reliable conclusions, there were some aspects of the experiment that could be improved. The first one is the size of the participants’ pool. A larger number of subjects would greatly enhance the credibility of the conclusions drawn by insuring reliability and reproducibility in the results. Moreover, all the participants were Amherst College students who mostly represent the opinions of the educated elite of the nation. A more diverse group of participants of a broader cross-section of adult population and interests would have improved the accuracy and validity of the results. These people would reflect in their opinion what they have been exposed to in their communities and cultures, which could lead to different results. One would have to carry out these tasks by surveying the much more diverse student body of the Five College Area and career professionals and general public in the Pioneer valley. In addition, the survey question explored the participant’s opinion on abortion, which is a much more sensitive issue for females compared to males. The responses from women could be biased towards abortion because women empathize more with their own gender and understand better the reasons why a woman would want to have her child aborted. Therefore, the variation in the results of the two surveys might not be fully appreciated because of this implicit bias of women towards the issue of abortion. To rectify this error, the survey could have inquired opinion on ethical issues t...
