research methods: non-experimental methods (self-report methods)

Question 1

what is meant by a self report technique?

Answer 1

.any method in which a participant is asked to state or explain their thoughts, feelings and opinions

Question 2

what are the 2 types of self report techniques?

Answer 2

.questionnaire
.interview

Question 3

what is a questionnaire?

Answer 3

.participants are given a set of written questions
.either ‘closed’, ‘open’ or ‘scale’
.used to assess people’s thoughts and experiences

Question 4

what are the strengths to a questionnaire?

Answer 4

.fixed choice answers (closed questions) are easier to quantify and analyse

Question 5

what are the negatives to a questionnaire?

Answer 5

.not a good method for detailed information
.can’t build a rapport with the participant

Question 6

what is meant by an interview?

Answer 6

.live questioning (face-to-face).
.could be structured (set questions) or unstructured (conversational)
.used to assess people’s thoughts and experiences.

Question 7

what are the 2 types of interview?

Answer 7

.structured
.unstructured

Question 8

what is a strength to a structured interview?

Answer 8

.easy to replicate -reduces
differences between interviewers

Question 9

what is a strength to a unstructured interview?

Answer 9

.can build a rapport and make
them feel at ease, increases validity
.can ask follow-up questions for detail

Question 10

what is a negative to a structured interview?

Answer 10

.higher risk of social desirability bias as it is
face-to-face
.can’t deviate or clarify answers

Question 11

what is a negative to an unstructured interview?

Answer 11

.difficult to analyse data and to sift through lots of data to draw conclusions.