Starting with open-ended questions invites broad commentary and free flow of information, and can also help to build rapport with the respondent. Examples of these types of questions include things like, “What
Closed-Ended Questions Usefulforextractingparticular information. Oftenayes/noanswer. Canbeaspecificanswer,butnot detailed. Usefulforstoppingastory thatgoesontoolong. Helpfultogetinterviewee (interviewsubject)talking. (“yes”answersaregoodto buildtheirconfidence) ...
These inappropriate encounters ended, at my insistence, in early 1997. I also had occasional telephone conversations with Ms. Lewinsky that included inappropriate sexual banter. I regret that what began as a friendship came to include this conduct, and I will take full responsibility for my actio...