Examples Of Neutral Questions

A neutral question cannot be either positive or negative (Molenaar, 2014). They do not go forward or backwards. It does not take sides. A neutral question cannot end without an explanation. These questions cannot be closed questions (Julie, 2013). Closed questions are those that can have a limited number of responses, such as yes or no. Closed questions give people facts. They are easy and quick to answer. They keep control of the conversation with the person asking the questions. For example, if someone finished high school and they are going to college. They met someone at their college and that person asks them, ‘Do you want to move into my apartment with your own room and bathroom?’ This question can only be answered by yes or no. It does …show more content…
The open question is the opposite of a closed question. An open question would probably receive a long answer (Open and Closed Questions, n.d.). These questions would ask the respondent to think and reflect. They will give people opinions and feelings. These questions give the respondent the control of the conversation. Open questions begin with what, why, how and describe. However, a neutral question does not begin with the word ‘why’. An example of an open question is in IB- Biology, some of the questions that are ask, sometimes use the word describe. A question about ecology would say ‘Describe ecological succession using one example.’ This question would have a lot of information to explain what ecological succession …show more content…
Some people may not know what a neutral question is and would think that it does not exist. For example, when I first read this question, I thought it was interesting. I did not have a clue what was a neutral question was and thought that it could not exist. I started my paper without researching what a neutral question was. I started my paper as saying that a neutral question did not exist. Then I researched neutral question when I did not know what else to write about and I found out that how I started my paper was wrong. I tried to define a neutral question as a question that everyone can agree to (which was wrong). Therefore, people should research what a neutral question is before they make a statement that it does not exist or they can ask someone who has a great understanding of what a neutral question is. The area of knowledge that can describe how and why people think the way that they do is human sciences. Human sciences study the social, culture, and biological aspects of humans (Areas of Knowledge, n.d). We as humans will make assumptions of what something means even though we do not know what it actually means. This is a part of the biological and social aspect of human science. The way our mind is shaped and how the environment and people’s behaviors influences the way we interpret