RM - Self-report techniques Flashcards
What type of method is observation?
Non-experimental.
What are self-report techniques?
Asking people questions about their experiences and/or beliefs.
What are some methods of non-experimental methods?
Observations and self-report techniques.
What are 2 examples of self-report techniques?
Questionnaires and interviews.
In what ways can a self-report technique be given/used?
In a written format or delivered in real-time (face-to-face or o the telephone).
What is the Heinz dilemma?
Heinz’s wife was dying from a particular type of cancer. Doctors said a new drug might save her. The drug had been discovered by a local chemist, and the Heinz tried desperately to buy some, but the chemist was charging ten times the money it cost to make the drug, and this was much more than the Heinz could afford.
Heinz could only raise half the money, even after help from family and friends. He explained to the chemist that his wife was dying and asked if he could have the drug cheaper or pay the rest of the money later.
The chemist refused, saying that he had discovered the drug and was going to make money from it. The husband was desperate to save his wife, so later that night he broke into the chemist’s and stole the drug.
Who came up with an interview and researched the Heinz dilemma and what did he want to investigate?
Lawrence Kohlberg (1978) to investigate moral views.
What type of interview did Lawrence Kohlberg use in investigating moral views in the Heinz dilemma?
Structured
What questions did Kohlberg put in his interview for the Heinz dilemma?
Should Heinz steal the drug? Why/why not?
If the interviewee favours stealing, ask: If Heinz doesn’t love his wife, should he steal the drug for her? Why/why not?
If the interviewee favours not stealing, ask: Does it make a difference whether or not he loves his wife? Why/why not?
Suppose the person dying is not his wife but a stranger. Should Heinz steal the drug for the stranger? Why/why not?
What are self-report techniques often used for?
As a means of measuring the DV.
What do questionnaires allow a researcher to do?
Discover what people think and feel compared to guessing in an observation based on how they behave.
Are questionnaires structured or unstructured?
Structured
Are interviews structured or unstructured?
Can be either.
What is an unstructured interview sometimes called and why?
A clinical interview because it is a bit like the interview you might have with your doctor.
What is an interview?
A research method or technique that involves a face-to-face, ‘real-time’ interaction with another individual and results in the collection of data.