What Is an Anonymous Survey?

In management psychology, people call the phenomenon that individual independence and autonomy are fully manifested without remembering their names or understanding each other. This is called the anonymous effect.

Anonymous effect

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In management psychology, people call the phenomenon that individual independence and autonomy are fully manifested without remembering their names or understanding each other. This is called the anonymous effect.

Chinese name

Anonymous effect

Advantage 1

Reduced psychological stress on the individual

Advantage 2

Creates a free-spirited atmosphere

Advantage 3

Responsibility for anonymity is not required

why

This phenomenon is more obvious in the interview technique of the survey method, especially in the group interview. Therefore, in investigations involving the interests of others and their own privacy, the use of anonymous investigations is more effective. If you have to have a face-to-face interview with a group, even if the interviewees don't know each other, the results will not be announced by someone, and they all believe you, otherwise, the results of the survey will be untrue and unreliable. This method of anonymously reflecting opinions is even more important in school guidance and education, especially for schools with very interpersonal relationships, which is even more urgent.

The first disadvantage is that anonymity reduces the psychological pressure on individuals, but increases the level of confusion, and it is likely that various ignorant, shameless, and logical speeches may appear.

Second, anonymity creates an atmosphere of free speech. The corresponding discussion focus and discussion process will be greatly disrupted.

Third, there is no need to be responsible for anonymity. No one needs to be responsible and the group is unbridled, and history has proven it.

What is even more ridiculous is that some people think that "if you have the most freedom, you can be the most autonomous." Any human behavior is within the social and historical framework. One of the "most" is extremely extreme.

When using anonymous effects, school teachers should pay attention to the following countermeasures.

First of all, the method of anonymous feedback should be regarded as an organic part of democratic centralism, and it is also a very important part. At the same time, it should be used as an important means of school guidance and education. Regardless of whether the opinions reflected are true or credible, they should be treated as the first reflection material, and useful information should be screened out, some of which are incorporated into the class decision, some are incorporated into the class system, some are used as warning agents, and some It is regarded as a catalyst and some as a promoter. In short, try to treat it as a positive resource and try not to think of it as unsettling with yourself. It is to dismantle your own platform. Therefore, "seat by number" dampens enthusiasm.

Second, we must truly provide anonymous feedback. There are two kinds of phenomena to be prevented here. The first is to collect opinions anonymously. In fact, there is no serious statistical analysis of these anonymous opinions. Instead, it is put aside, or the data or opinions are altered without authorization. Views are imposed on public opinion. The second is that although anonymous solicitation of opinions was also adopted, but who figured out what opinions were mentioned, asked them to have one-on-one numbers and wear small shoes in future work. These two approaches will not only fail to have an anonymous effect in the future, but will also cause mistrust of teachers and even confrontational behavior.

Third, school teachers should try to create some anonymous situations or opportunities for students to fully express their opinions. Such as teacher suggestion box, teacher's e-mail box, teacher's online interactive dialogue, etc. In reflecting opinions and dialogues, teachers should not go over and ask each other's names, as long as they can benefit the development of the class, the development of students, and the quality of guidance and education. Such an anonymous situation must be created and provided. You know, as long as you create an anonymous situation, the truth in the suggestion box will continue to flow! Of course, we must pay attention to the truth that we reflect, and we must solve the problems we reflect in time. Otherwise, the anonymity effect will not occur.

It can be seen that in the case of anonymity or mutual understanding, the psychological pressure on individuals will be reduced by group norms or the influence of others, and individuals will show greater autonomy and independence, and will express their views more fully. .