prompts and probes

Spanish translation: Preguntas y Sugerencias (Probes and Prompts)

03:10 Sep 27, 2017
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Social Sciences
English term or phrase: prompts and probes
Hello,

I am translating a Market Research interview guide with instructions to the interviewer, and in the text there appears sentences like:

"What key challenges do you face when treating and managing migraine patients?
a)Probe: Patient related and treatment related
b)Prompt: What are challenges specific to preventative treatment options "

and also:

"Probe: how relevant is this message to you/ to migraine prevention
c)Prompt about the product specifically
(a)What is conveying that to you?
2)To what extent does this address some of the negative feelings and unmet needs in prevention of migraine that you talked about earlier?
a)Probe: why or why not?
(a)Probe about what more it needs to have/show to meet the unmet need"

What is the equivalent in Spanish of "Probe and Prompt", taking into account that it also appears "prompt about" and "probe about".
Fernanda1984
Argentina
Local time: 18:57
Spanish translation:Preguntas y Sugerencias (Probes and Prompts)
Explanation:
Hola Fernanda,
Añado aquí mis propias reflexiones a la interesante aportación previa de Alex.

Prompt is to lead someone toward what they should say or do [pedir/incitar/provocar/incidir/sugerir] . Also, cue, reminder [aviso, ejemplo, apunte].

While probe is to explore, to investigate, to question [indagar, investigar, preguntar].

Dependiendo del contexto específico -de la frase y del sentido en ella- podrás utilizar una u otra acepción.

Por ejemplo, cuando aparece aislado en tus ejemplos;

- What key challenges do you face when treating and managing migraine patients?
a)Probe Explorar/Investigar [preguntar sobre]: Patient related and treatment related
b)Prompt Ejemplo [sugerencia]: What are challenges specific to preventative treatment options

- To what extent does this address some of the negative feelings and unmet needs in prevention of migraine that you talked about earlier?
a)Probe Explorar/Investigar [preguntar sobre]: why or why not?

- Probe Explorar/Investigar [preguntar sobre]: how relevant is this message to you/ to migraine prevention

Y cuando aparecen aislados:

- (a)Probe about Investiga/explora what more it needs to have/show to meet the unmet need

- c)Prompt about incide/pregunta sobre / sugiere que te hable sobre the product specifically
(a)What is conveying that to you?

What is the equivalent in Spanish of Probe and Prompt? Pregunta y Sugerencia.
Sin un contexto específico, la diferencia principal entre ambas es que prompt sugiere o incita una respuesta mientras que probe explora, investiga o cuestiona sobre algo. En función también de dicho contexto, podrían resultar, en ocasiones, equivalentes.

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Chema Nieto Castañón
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Local time: 23:57
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3 +3Preguntas y Sugerencias (Probes and Prompts)
Chema Nieto Castañón
5apunta y sondea
Alex Ossa


  

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prompt and probe
apunta y sondea


Explanation:
Fernanda,

The following references provide the answers you are looking for regarding the meaning of those words, from which you might find it easier to translate if you're not happy with my suggested translations:


I think that the text is actually using the verb form (as an indication to the researcher) and not the noun form, so I changed the term phrasing slightly accordingly (I used the tu form but obviously change it if necessary).

Prompt: under the Verb form, definition 2: encourage someone to say something (in a certain direction)
Español: apuntar http://dle.rae.es/srv/fetch?id=3LFQRl7 - def. 16


Probe: under the Verb form, definition 1.1: to enquire into something closely
Español: sond(e)ar http://dle.rae.es/srv/fetch?id=YM9b0d8 - def. 2




    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/prompt
    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/probe
Alex Ossa
Chile
Local time: 17:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Probes and Prompts
Preguntas y Sugerencias (Probes and Prompts)


Explanation:
Hola Fernanda,
Añado aquí mis propias reflexiones a la interesante aportación previa de Alex.

Prompt is to lead someone toward what they should say or do [pedir/incitar/provocar/incidir/sugerir] . Also, cue, reminder [aviso, ejemplo, apunte].

While probe is to explore, to investigate, to question [indagar, investigar, preguntar].

Dependiendo del contexto específico -de la frase y del sentido en ella- podrás utilizar una u otra acepción.

Por ejemplo, cuando aparece aislado en tus ejemplos;

- What key challenges do you face when treating and managing migraine patients?
a)Probe Explorar/Investigar [preguntar sobre]: Patient related and treatment related
b)Prompt Ejemplo [sugerencia]: What are challenges specific to preventative treatment options

- To what extent does this address some of the negative feelings and unmet needs in prevention of migraine that you talked about earlier?
a)Probe Explorar/Investigar [preguntar sobre]: why or why not?

- Probe Explorar/Investigar [preguntar sobre]: how relevant is this message to you/ to migraine prevention

Y cuando aparecen aislados:

- (a)Probe about Investiga/explora what more it needs to have/show to meet the unmet need

- c)Prompt about incide/pregunta sobre / sugiere que te hable sobre the product specifically
(a)What is conveying that to you?

What is the equivalent in Spanish of Probe and Prompt? Pregunta y Sugerencia.
Sin un contexto específico, la diferencia principal entre ambas es que prompt sugiere o incita una respuesta mientras que probe explora, investiga o cuestiona sobre algo. En función también de dicho contexto, podrían resultar, en ocasiones, equivalentes.



Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 23:57
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Buen análisis.
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Beatriz!

agree  MarinaM: explorar/investigar y pregunta
4 hrs
  -> Sí; razonable también.

agree  Victoria Frazier
1 day 6 hrs
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