Why do researchers using qualitative methods generally prefer research questions to hypotheses?

Which of the following statements best defines the term phonology?

a. It refers to the implicit additional meaning people associate with a word. b. It is the study of a unique form of language spoken by a specific group of people. c. It refers to the sounds used to pronounce words. d. It is the study of word origins and root words.

If you were constructing an audience-analysis questionnaire and wanted to learn how many of your listeners had ever heard of the Salem witch trials, which of the following would be the best kind of question to ask?

A. leading question B. scale question C. open-ended question D. demographic question E. fixed-alternative question