Answering process Clause Samples

Answering process. As described in figure 1, the cognitive process of answering a question starts when the respondent receives the question. From that moment, the question can be interpreted. In this phase, the sounds are first broken down in pieces and stored into the working memory. After that, words are given one single meaning without trying to tie this meaning to other words or any context of the sentence. In the next phase, the meaning of the words are connected and a meaning for the sentence is created. Once the meaning is attributed, the original words of the question are completely discarded and only the meaning is remembered (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇., 1999). In the information retrieval phase, the respondent tries to gather all the information in relation to the question. That information gets evaluated with the question objective in mind and afterwards with social desirability in mind (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, C., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, R., 1974). The information that got through the evaluation, gets integrated to form an opinion or a concrete fact-based answer. At last, he or she will respond (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇., ▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇., 2000; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇., 1974; and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇., 1955),. In certain circumstances, some people do not answer questionnaires to the best of their ability due to lack of motivation. They provide answers just for that reason and not to provide high-quality data (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇., 1999). ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. (1974) describes motivation in general as a 4-piece concept. Primarily, there needs to be a psychological or physical drive. Secondly, there must be a goal that will satisfy that drive. Thirdly, there needs to be a so-called path to that goal. A person will only be motivated if there is a chance to obtain the goal. And lastly, there are always barriers to that path. Factors that make it less interesting to follow the path to the goal. Only if there is a path to the goal and the barriers are not bigger than the positive values of the goal, the path will be taken, and the motivation will be big enough (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, C., & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, R., 1974). Applying this to a survey, a respondent could for example want to respond as good as possible to avoid feeling guilty (psychological drive) and help the interviewer who is looking for participants (goal). He or she can achieve this by taking his or her time to provide good answers (path), which means that he or she has less time to spend on something else (barrier). The participants do not only need motivati...