RESEARCH METHODS- Self-report method

Question 1

What is a self-report method?

Answer 1

Get participants to provide information about themselves. Information can be obtained via questionnaires or interviews.

Question 2

Types of self-report.
What is a questionnaire?

Answer 2

A standardised list of questions that all participants in a study answer.

Question 3

Types of self-report.
What is an open question?
What is a closed question?

Answer 3

Open-Do not have a fixed set of responses, instead enabling participants to provide responses in their own words.
E.g. “What do you look for in a romantic partner and why?”

Closed-Have a fixed set of responses, such as yes/no or multiple choice questions.
E.g. “Are you religious?”
Yes
No

Question 4

Types of self-report.
What is a structured interview?
What is an unstructured interview?

Answer 4

Structured-Questions are standardised and pre-set. The interviewer asks all participants the same questions in the same order.
Unstructured- The interviewer discusses a topic with the participant in a less structured and more spontaneous way, pursuing avenues of discussion as they come up.