Self Repo Techiques

Question 1

What is a self report techniques

Answer 1

The ptp reveals personal information about themselves in response to a series of questions

Question 2

Define Interview

Answer 2

Is a set of written questions design to collect information about a topic

Question 3

Define a interview

Answer 3

Dat is collected through a face - face real time interactions with another individual

Question 4

Define open question

Answer 4

Produces qualitative data allows ptp to answer in any way they choose

Question 5

Define closed question

Answer 5

Produces quantitive data, limit ppts response t a few fixed responses

Question 6

Example of a closed question

Answer 6

Do u like x yes or no

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Example open question

Answer 7

What do u think about x

Question 8

Strengths of open question

Answer 8

• more valid response, as ppts have freedom to choose their response

Question 9

Weaknesses of open questions

Answer 9

Qualitative data makes data analysis more difficult , harder to spot patterns

Question 10

Strength of closed questions

Answer 10

• easy to analysis, easier to spot patterns

Question 11

Weaknesses of closed questions

Answer 11

Lack validity, as responses are fixed and limited

Question 12

What do u have to take into account when designing interviews and questionnaires

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• avoiding complex terminology
• rewording questions
• leading questions
• piloting questions
• filer questions

Question 13

avoiding complex terminology

Answer 13

• ppts may not understand terms used and feel embarrassed to ask for an explanation or unable to, response may be inaccurate and therefor not valid

Question 14

Rewording questions

Answer 14

Using a skilled interviewer means questions that ppts don’t understand can be reworded, done in a way that does not change question to ensure can be response can be compared to other ptps

Question 15

Leading questions

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• bias the response in one direction
• avid this should be written in a way that does not suggest a correct way of responding

Question 16

Piloting questions

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• running a small scale interview or questionnaire can identify questions that are confusing, give away the aim, don’t produce detailed useful response
• can be changed before the larger scale study

Question 17

Filer questions

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-questions not linked to the aim
- can be adde to build up rappor
- can be used a red herring to help hide the research aim reducing demand characteristics

Question 18

Structured interviews

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The interviewers reads out a list of prepared questions as they are written

Question 19

Strengths of structured interviews

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• interviews des not have to be highly trained
• easy to compare as same standardised questions are used

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Weaknesses of structured interviews

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Less detailed responses, as answer cannot be as followed up with additional questions to provide more detail

Question 21

Unstructured interviews

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No set list of questions an open conversation about a topic

Question 22

Strengths of unstructured interviews

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• easy to build rappor, ppts feel more comfortable to ns we questions
• increased validity

Question 23

Weaknesses of unstructured interviews

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• high trained interviewer
• comparison difficult as as every interview is different

Question 24

Semi structured interviews

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Combination of prepared interviews with ability to ask additional qs

Question 25

Strengths of semi strutted interviews

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• increases validity, as rappor more Likley as ppt feel more comfortable
• easy to compare as standardised questions used
• interview able to ask follow up questions leading to increase in detail

Question 26

Weaknesses of semi structured interview

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• highly trained interviewer needs to think of approved follow up questions to ask

Question 27

Advantages of self report techniques

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• standardised questions mens they are easy to replicate
• closed question allow for easy data analysis
• open question allows ptp to freely report there experiences leading to increased detail

Question 28

Weaknesses of self report techniques

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• researcher bias, researcher interprets response to open questions in a way there confirm the hypothesis
• investigator bias, personal characteristics of the interviewer, or bod language used by interview influences response of ptps
  -demand characteristic, ptp works out aim they respond in a way that they think the researcher wants
• social desirability bias, ptps reposed in a ay that makes them look good in front of the researcher

Question 29

Strengths of a Questionnaire

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• don’t require trained interviewer, collecting data cheap and easy
• when using closed questionnaires easy to compare responses

Question 30

Weaknesses of questionnaire

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• cannot rephrase question that ppts cannot understand
• often not taken serious lead to acquiesce bias, ppt responding yes to everything

Question 31

Strengths of interviews

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• an rephrase questions that are difficult to understand
• can build to rapport making it more likely the ppts will take interview more seriously increasing validity

Question 32

Weaknesses of interviews

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• requires a trained interview which can be costly
• interviewer effects, personal characteristics of interview can alter ptps response