¶ … Participant(s):

Thank you for your time and your participation in the study. The data you provide is invaluable.

Please begin by selecting or writing the following traits that describe yourself:

Sex:

Age:

Location of your residence:

The age at which you began watching television:

Approximate annual gross income:

List the media forms you consume the most such as the Internet, television, DVDs, etc.

Thank you for the information. Now please proceed onto the questionnaire. The questionnaire asks questions about reactions and affects of reality television including news programs, sports events, award shows, nature documentaries, game shows, and others such as "Intervention," "Hoarders," "How It's Made," "American Idol," etc. Please answer the questions thoroughly, but concisely. Please use another sheet if you have a paper copy, use the free space at the end if you are completing this online, or type your answers if you are completing this in Microsoft Word. The questionnaire will take less than thirty minutes to complete. Please return your completed survey as soon as possible. It is unnecessary to put your name anywhere on the questionnaire. Thank you again for your time and assistance.

Questions:

1. What kinds of reality television or programming do you watch?

2. How do you watch your reality programming -- online, on television, or other ways?

3. What are at least three of your favorite reality-based programs to watch?

4. If you have notice any changes in your attitudes or behaviors as a direct result of watching reality-based programs, please describe them.

5. What other kinds of television or programming do you consume besides reality-based programming?

6. List at least three reasons why you prefer to watch reality-based programming.

7. Which would you prefer if you could only watch one type of programming for the rest of your viewing life: reality-based programming or narrative (fiction) based programming?

8. How many hours of television do you watch a day? How many of those hours are spent watching reality-based programming?

9. Describe your connection to reality-based programming.

10. Describe the affect(s) of reality-based programming upon you before, during, after viewing.

11. What is the appeal(s) for reality-based programming for you?

12. What affects, if any, do you perceive reality-based programming having upon viewers?

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Krosnick, J.A. (1999) Survey Research. Annual Review of Psychology, 50, 537 -- 567.