Open-Ended Questions

question 8

Multiple Choice

Open-ended questions

• A) Are useful in obtaining direct responses
• B) Define the focus of interest
• C) Are useful in the beginning of an interview
• D) Define the boundaries of the therapeutic alliance

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Definitions:

Structured Interview

An interview method where each interviewee is asked the same set of prepared questions in the same order to ensure consistency and comparability of responses.

Individual

Pertains to a single human being as distinct from a group, community, or family.

Likert-type

Scales commonly used in questionnaires that measure attitudes by asking respondents to rate their level of agreement or disagreement on a symmetric agree-disagree scale for a series of statements.

Informal Assessment

Evaluative processes or tools that are unstandardized and non-systematic, often used in educational or training contexts.