Questions that are intended to get a person to reflect on what s/he has said and expand on it are called __________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Mirror questions
Option (1) Mirror questions — Correct. Mirror questions are intended to get a person to reflect on what she or he has said and expand on it. For example: you said, ‘I work so hard but I am unable to get success.’ Please explain why this happens.
Option (2) Leading question — Incorrect. A leading question encourages a response in favour of a specific answer, such as ‘Wouldn’t you say you are in favour of ...?’. It pushes the person towards an answer instead of inviting reflection.
Option (3) Open-ended questions — Incorrect. Open-ended questions are less direct and specify only the topic, such as ‘How happy were you with your job on the whole?’. They open a new topic; they do not turn the person back to what she has already said.
Option (4) Bi-polar questions — Incorrect. A bipolar question is a form of close-ended question that requires a yes or no response, which leaves no room to expand.
Note: The types of interview questions (mirror, leading, open-ended and bipolar questions) were there in the chapter ‘Developing Psychological Skills’ of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, and are not there in the NCERT book (2025-26).
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 9: Developing Psychological Skills, Types of Interview Questions (Pre-rationalised)
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