Interviewing

Question 1

What is nomothetic research?

Answer 1

research relating to the discovery of general laws
general tendencies of populations
quantitative

Question 2

What is idiographic research?

Answer 2

research relating to particular facts or processes
biographical, historical case studies
qualitative

Question 3

What are the types of schedule wording?

Answer 3

structured, semi-structured and unstructured

Question 4

What is structured wording?

Answer 4

exactly the same for everyone

could be in written form

Question 5

What is semi-structured wording?

Answer 5

a set of themes and basic ideas for everyone
allows for prompts and follow ups
more flexible

Question 6

What is unstructured wording?

Answer 6

general themes, issues you want to discuss

less comparable across cases

Question 7

What is funnelling?

Answer 7

going from more general to more specific information

Question 8

What things should be avoided in interviews?

Answer 8

double-barrelled questions
making assumptions
complex or jargon words
double negatives
ambiguity

Question 9

What are some reasons for conducting interviews?

Answer 9

gives participants a voice
exploration of a topic
gives subjective experiences
can explore participants use of language and concepts

Question 10

What are some interviewer effects?

Answer 10

features; gender, ethnicity, power, appearance

action; responses to what interviewer is saying