Types of questions (3/12/2012)

Types of questions:

Robin Foale     3/12/2012

For this task we were asked to complete the following three tasks to do with questions that may or may not be used in interviews.

Task 1:

Leading questions are questions which almost force the answerer to respond in a certain way. By asking in a question in a certain way you can lead the person  to respond according to what they think the questionaire wants them to say rather than give an honest answer. Therefore these questions can be frowned upon as they can lead to dishonest or misleading answers. 
For examples please refer to the second task.  

Task 2:

Below are three leading questions that I will be identifying as leading questions. 

• ·         “Why do you think the Xbox 360 is better than the Nintendo Wii?” – This question implies that the person asking the question wants you to agree that the Xbox 360 is better to the Nintendo Wii, thus prompting them to agree with this even if they don't.  
  ·         “Are you making any friends?” - This question not only implies that the person may not have had any friends before, but it may also prompt them to think who they would class as a friend.  
  ·         “How would you respond to people saying that your favourite band is rubbish?” – This is a strong question as this is something personal and therefore the response may show how they deal with criticism and whether they are able to accept different opinions.

Task3:

Below are ten reworded questions from the twenty original examples adapted to the games' industry.

• ·         What's your philosophy on gaming and how does it differ from the opinions of others?
  ·         What three characteristics do you look for in a video game character...and why?
  ·         How did your two favourite video games or video game companies help you most when coming up with new ideas?
  ·         Why do you play online as often or as little as you do?
  ·         If you had to be a character in a video game, who would it be and why?
  ·         In your opinion how could the games' industry be improved?
  ·         Explain the two things you like most about this games' company?
  ·         Why do you keep returning to your favourite video game?
  ·         Which game's franchise have you respected most and why?
  ·         Tell me about another games' console you'd prefer to the one you have.
  
  

Overall:
Once we had finished the above we then took part in mock interviews using the above ten reworded questions we had come up with. The mock interviews themselves went really well as not only were the two people I worked with good at role playing, but they also took it seriously. They also came up with some good questions themselves.
Therefore the session as a whole was a lot of fun as it gave us the serious experience of sitting in an interview which was useful. It also gave us the chance to use our drama skills to make the experience interesting and realistic.   

     

Referencing:  

http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/interviews/leading-questions.html