questionnaires and interviews

Question 1

how do questionnaires and interviews gather information

Answer 1

by asking questions

Question 2

closed questions

Answer 2

require one clear - cut answer

Question 3

what type of data do closed questions produce

Answer 3

quantitative data

Question 4

open ended questions

Answer 4

give participants freedom in their answer

Question 5

what type of data do open ended questions produce

Answer 5

qualitative

Question 6

what is the procedure that all interviews require

Answer 6

direct verbal questioning

Question 7

what other data do face to face interviews allow the interviewer to collect

Answer 7

non verbal behaviour - such as body language

Question 8

what ways can interviews be recorded

Answer 8

tape recorded or video recorded

Question 9

what is an interview schedule similar to

Answer 9

standardised procedure

Question 10

what does an interview schedule tell the researcher

Answer 10

order of questioning, time allowance for each question and instructions on follow up questions

Question 11

what do structured interviews include

Answer 11

fixed, pre-determined closed questions

Question 12

what do semi-structured interviews include

Answer 12

contain guidelines for questions

Question 13

what do unstructured interviews include

Answer 13

no fixed questions or ways of answering

may contain a topic area for discussion

Question 14

positives of a structured interview

Answer 14

easy to compare the results of participants

easily repeatable

Question 15

what type of data do questionnaires collect

Answer 15

self report data

both qualitative and quantitative

Question 16

what can questionnaires be thought of as

Answer 16

a written interview

Question 17

how can questionnaires be distributed

Answer 17

via postal service, email or handed out in person

Question 18

what does a pilot questionnaire do

Answer 18

it is given to a small sample

so the researcher can check if the questions are clear and participants can understand what they ask

Question 19

what should the language of the questionnaire be

Answer 19

appropriate to the vocabulary of the group being studied

Question 20

positives of questionnaires

Answer 20

cheap

quick

efficient

large amount of information collected from a large group of people

Question 21

negatives of questionnaires

Answer 21

respondents may lie due to social desirability

Question 22

how can questionnaires try and reduce the impact of lying on their results

Answer 22

include a lie scale

Question 23

how does a lie scale work

Answer 23

questions designed to assess how truthful the participant has been in their responses

if the participant scores highly on these questions, it assumes there is social desirability in the data presented