OPEN VERSUS CLOSED QUESTIONS:
AN EMPIRICAL COMPARISON
Abstract
This paper presents a review of the literature dealing with
the problem of the relative eficiency of open versus closed question
format. On the basis of an empirical study, in which the same subjects
responded about the same topic with an open and closed question format,
the relative advantage of the two question formats is discussed. The
conclusion strengthens the notion that open questions are useful in the
construction of instruments with closed questions, which, in turn, are more
practical in their application.
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Bradbum, N. M. (1983). Response effects. Em P. H. Rossi, J. D. Wright, & A. B.
Anderson (Orgs.). Handbook of survey research. Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Pp. 289-328.
Dohrenwend, B. S. (1965). Some effects of open and closed questions on
respondents' answers. Human Organization, 24 (Summer), 175-184.
Dohrenwend, B. S., & Richardson, S. A. (1963). Directiveness and nondirectiveness
in research interviewing: A reformulation of the problem. Psychological Bulletin,
60, 475-485.
Kinsey, A. C. Pomeroy, W. В., & Martin, С W. (1948). Sexual behavior in the human
male. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders.
Rogers, C. R. (1945). The nen-directive method as a technique for social research.
American Journal of Sociology, 50, 279-283.
Sheatsley, P. B. (1983). Questionnaire construction and item writing. Em P. H. Rossi,
J. D. Wright, & A. B. Anderson (Orgs.). Handbook of survey research. Orlando,
FL: Academic Press. Pp. 195-230.
Sommer, R., & Sommer, Ð’. Ð’. (1986). A practical guide to behavioral research (2nd
ed.). New York: Oxford.
Spagolo, F., & GOinther, H. (1986). 20 anos de pós-graduação: O que fazem nossos
mestres e doutores? Uma visão geral. Ciência e Cultura, 38, 1643-1662.
Sudman, S., & Bradbum, N. M. (1982). Asking questions. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass.
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2012-08-15
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Gunther, H., & Lopes Júnior, J. (2012). OPEN VERSUS CLOSED QUESTIONS:: AN EMPIRICAL COMPARISON. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 6(2), 203–213. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17094
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