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questionnaire
(kwɛstjəˈnɛə(r), ‖ kɛstjɔnɛr)
[a. F. questionnaire, f. questionner to ask questions.]
a. A list of questions by which information is sought from a selected group, usu. for statistical analysis; a questionary.
The word was resisted by purists (see Fowler Mod. Eng. Usage (1926) 479/1) for many years after its first use in English. Some retained a Fr. pronunc. |kɛstjɔnɛr|, whilst others preferred the Eng. word questionary n.2 The anglicized pronunc. is now dominant.
1901E. B. Titchener Exper. Psychol. I. i. xii. 197 The questionary or ‘questionnaire’ is a series of questions bearing upon the matter to be investigated, and submitted to a large number of persons for introspective answer. 1920Glasgow Herald 20 Aug. 7/1 Valuable information, never previously collected, is being obtained through a questionnaire by the Federation of British Industries concerning the fuel requirements of the great industrial centres. 1924W. B. Selbie Psychol. Relig. i. 4 A careful study of the phenomena of religious experience derived mainly from biographies, introspection, and a systematic use of the questionnaire. 1931Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Feb. 126/2 There was issued recently the report of a study (by questionnaire) of two hundred marriages. 1952Shell Aviation News June 9/2 The moment for the distribution of a printed questionnaire is obviously in flight, when passengers are frequently bored and glad of any distraction. 1975New Yorker 21 Apr. 45/2 The reports involve the verification of routine information that has already been supplied by citizens in response to questionnaires included in application forms for insurance, for employment, for mortgages or apartment leases. 1978S. Brill Teamsters viii. 312 Drivers..responded to questionnaires placed as advertisements in trucking magazines.
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1924R. M. Ogden tr. Koffka's Growth of Mind ii. 45 With the aid of Hall's questionnaire-method, one of his students has collected a large mass of material concerning children's play. 1941J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man xi. 231 The questionnaire method is widely used. 1949M. Mead Male & Female 457, I have had access to enormous varieties of..original questionnaire blanks. 1964I. L. Horowitz New Sociology 6 Specialized techniques of questionnaire design [etc.]..make the interviewing process into the end of research rather than merely its instrument. 1978Regional Lang. Stud.—Newfoundland viii. 31 The purpose of the project was..to give experience in questionnaire design and administration. |