MET self-report techniques

Question 1

What are the two self-report techniques?

Answer 1

Interviews and questionnaires

Question 2

What are interviews?

Answer 2

Verbal responses, face to face or using video tech

Question 3

What are questionnaires?

Answer 3

Written responses, conducted in person or can be sent by post or completed online

Question 4

How data obtained from self-report techniques be analysed?

Answer 4

Question-by-question bases
Combined into single scores like personality tests

Question 5

What type of data do closed questions normally produce? What is the exception?

Answer 5

Quantitative data due to fixed range of results

Some closed questions can produce qualitative data - yes/no or other category questions

Question 6

What type of data do open questions normally produce? What is the exception?

Answer 6

Qualitative data due to allowance of free response

Some open questions can give numerical data such as ‘how many times do you…?’ without options

Question 7

What are 3 types of closed question?

Answer 7

Likert scales - symmetrical scales, converted from words to quantitative scale, eg. strongly agree to strongly disagree
Rating scales - choice of numbers or words
Fixed choice options - choice of categories