happiness 15 marker Flashcards
what is the definition of a closed question?
questions which can only be answered by selecting from a fixed number of responses which are usually multiple choice
what are 2 examples of closed questions?
1) are you happy? 0 yes 0 no
2) can money buy happiness? 0 yes 0 no
what is a strength of closed questions in this study?
As the closed questions asked about happiness produce quantitative data comparisons between participants and their happiness are easier to draw
what is my practical?
in my own practical work i used open questions on a questionnaire regarding obedience and authority figures and this produced qualitative data which made analysis a lot harder and comparisons harder to draw
what is the definition of open questions?
questions which do not have fixed responses so that the participants can answer in any way that they want
what are two examples of open questions?
1) what makes you happy?
2) what affects your levels of happiness?
what is a strength of open questions in this study?
A strength of open questions is that you can obtain lots of in-depth details on what affects people’s happiness
what is my practice?
In my own investigation about obedience and authority figures I used closed questions on a questionnaire and this meant that participants could not expand on their answers as they are restricted by the options making any results I found invalid
what is the definition of a likert scale?
A scale that usually ranges from 1-5 that is used to measure opinions, behaviours, or attitudes
What is the definition of a semantic differential scale?
A scale with opposites on either end (usually having the negative on the left and positive on the right)
what is an example of a likert scale in this study?
“On a scale of 1-5 how happy are you”
1….2…..3…..4…..5
not happy……very happy
what is an example of a semantic differential scale in this study?
“On a scale from sad to happy where would you rank you’re self”
0 sad 0 not happy 0 moderately happy 0 happy 0 very happy
what is a strength of using a likert scale?
they are a lot easier to construct and analyse when referring to someone’s happiness
what is your practicle?
I conducted an experiment regarding obedience and authority fighters and used a semantic differential scale and found that the different categories were too subjective to be properly analysed and compared
What self-report method would you use?
Questionnaire
