Interviews Flashcards
What is an interview?
One-to-one conversational questionnaires in which questions are asked by an interviewer
What kinds of questions are asked in an interview?
- Closed
- Open
What is a closed question?
A question that has a predetermined answer that produces quantitative data
e.g What is 2 + 2?
What is an open question?
A question that has no set answer and is open to many responses that produces qualitative data
e.g What is the meaning of life?
What are the 3 types of interviews?
- Unstructured
- Structured
- Semi-structured
What is an unstructured interview?
An informal chat that has no set questions
What are 2 strengths of unstructured interviews?
What are 2 weaknesses of unstructured interviews?
What is a structured interview?
A formal question and answer session that uses predetermined questions in order to produce quantitative data
What are 2 strengths of structured interviews?
What are 2 weaknesses of structured interviews?
What is a semi-structured interview?
A formal question and answer session using pre-determind questions that also involves informal chat
What are strengths of semi-structured interviews?
What are weaknesses of semi-structured interviews?
What is the ‘researcher effect’ in interviews?
The influence of the interviewer on the responder
Research bias - certain interpretation of a response by the interviewer
Response bias - tendency of ppts to respond in a particular way (social desirability bias)
