Interviews

Question 1

What are some different types of interviews ?

Answer 1

Structured/formal interviews
Unstructured/informal interviews
Semi-structured interviewes
Group interviews

Question 2

What are some practical issues with structured interviews ?

Answer 2

Training interviewers while straightforward can be costly
Can easily cover large numbers of people, however not as many as questionnaires
Suitable for gathering straightforward factual information
Easily quantified, closed ended questions are suitable for hypnosis testing

Question 3

What are some other issues with Structured interviews ?

Answer 3

Response rate
Reliability
Validity
Inflexibility

Question 4

What are some of the feminist criticisms of unstructured interviews ?

Answer 4

Hilary graham (1983) argues that survey methods such as questionnaires and structured interviews are patriarchal and give a distorted invalid picture of women’s experiences

Question 5

What are some advantages of unstructured interviews ?

Answer 5

Rapport and sensitivity
The interviewees view (more opportunity for free speech)
Clarity on meaning
Flexibility
Exploration of unfamiliar topics

Question 6

What are some practical issues with unstructured interviews ?

Answer 6

Time and sampling size
Training
Interpersonal skills

Question 7

What are some other disadvantages of unstructured interviews ?

Answer 7

Representativeness
Reliability
Quantification
validity

Question 8

What are some ways in which social interactions may threaten the validity of interviews ?

Answer 8

Interviewer bias
Artificiality
Status and power inequalities
Cultural differences
The social desirability effect
Ethical issues