Identify the disadvantages of closed-ended questions in survey research.

1.It is difficult to make forced-choice answers exhaustive.

2.There is a loss of spontaneity in the respondent's answer.

3.They are time consuming for interviewers to administer.

A1 & 2 only ✓ Correct

B2 & 3 only

C1 & 3 only

D1, 2 & 3

Correct answer: (A) 1 & 2 only

Explanation

The real disadvantages of closed-ended questions are the difficulty of making forced choices exhaustive and the loss of spontaneity.

It is hard to list every possible answer, so forced-choice options may omit some responses.

Fixed options also strip away the respondent's own spontaneous wording.

Statement 3 is false, since closed-ended questions are quick, not time consuming, to administer.

Being pre-coded, they save time for interviewers and speed up data entry.

The time-consuming burden actually belongs to open-ended questions instead.

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