Interviews

Question 1

What is a clinical interview

Answer 1

It is a semi structured or unstructured approach because new questions are developed as you go along in response to your answers

Question 2

What is a structured interview

Answer 2

When all the questions are decided in advance

Question 3

What is a semi structured or unstructured interview

Answer 3

When all of the questions are developed during the course of the interview

Question 4

What are the strengths of interviews as opposed to a questionnaire

Answer 4

Useful for those who struggle to write,
more information can be elicited through questioning techniques,
using semi structured interviews further questions can be developed based on the interviewees answers thereby increasing the amount of information that can be gathered and
finally an interview can deal with any ambiguous or uncertain question at the time

Question 5

What are the weaknesses of the interview versus the questionnaire

Answer 5

The interviewer may have a bias and unconsciously lead respondents to provide certain answers by verbal or visual cues. Additionally, some people will be more open when writing answers to a questionnaire

Question 6

Give an example of an interview in psychological research

Answer 6

To investigate his opinion that way people think about right and wrong is a consequence of maturing, Goldberg used imaginary situations or moral dilemmas and asked interviews about their attitudes.

Question 7

What sort of questions were Were participants asked in Goldberg’s interviews ?

Answer 7

Why or why not should X do why? Should X do why even though they think be? Et cetera

Question 8

who Criticised Kohlberg’s research

Answer 8

Carol Gilligan. She thought people might think differently when considering their own moral dilemmas