Cosmological Beliefs Collection Form
Student’s Name:
Social Security No.:
Student’s Address:

 

This is a fieldwork assignment on cosmological beliefs, and beliefs about cryptozoological entities. Such beliefs have a long history in most cultures and are well represented as in the USA, in our area, and in Mexico. The goal of this assignment is to research these beliefs in our area. This should help in arriving to a better cultural understanding of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. You can be your own informant. If you need extra pages for the answers add as many as you need to this questionnaire.

A.	The Beliefs:
1. Does big bird exist?
Yes:	No:	Do not know:

 

2. Have you ever seen it?
Yes:	No:

 

3. Does the Lock Ness monster exist?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

4. Have you ever seen it?
Yes:	No:

 

5. Does Big Foot exist?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

6. Have you ever seen it?
Yes:	No:

 

7. Does the devil exist?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

8. Have you ever seen it?
Yes:	No:

 

9. Do angels exist?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

 

10. Have you ever seen one?
Yes:	No:

 

11. Does the "chupacabra" exist?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

Have you ever seen one?
Yes:	No:

 

13. UFOs are spacecraft from other planets?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

14. Have you ever seen one?
Yes:	No:

 

15. Was the universe created through an evolutionary process?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

16 Are humans the descendants of previous ape like species?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

17. Do ghosts exist?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

18. Have you ever seen one?
Yes:	No:

 

19. Does black magic really exists?
Yes:	No:	Do not know:

 

20. Have you ever witnessed its practice or consequences?
Yes:	No:

 

21. The world is between 5 and 6 million years old?
Yes:	No:	Do not know:

 

22. Ancient monuments were built by aliens from other worlds:
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

23. Are there vampires in human form?
Yes:	No: 	Do not know:

 

Have you ever seen one?

 

Yes:	No:
Informant’s Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.	Student’s comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Give the following information on your informant:

 

Name:
Age:
Sex:
Place of birth:
Ethnic group:
Language item was collected in:
Languages spoken:
Marital Status:
Children:	Male:	Female:	None:
Religion:	Denomination:
Occupation 1:

 

Occupation 2:

 

In which town did you interview your informant?
In what kind of location did the interview take place?

 

When did you interview your informant?