Self Report Flashcards
What is a self-report
When a psychologist simply asks participants questions
What are the 2 types of self-report
Interviews and questionnaires
What is an interview
When an interviewer asks participants questions face to face
What is a questionnaire
A set of pre-determined written questions
What are the 3 types of interview
Structured
Unstructured
Semi-structured
What is a structured interview
The questions are pre-determined and the interviewer simply reads them out
What are the strengths of structured interviews
- they can be easily replicated to check the reliability
- set questions allow for comparison between participants
What is the weakness of structured interviews
You can’t deviate form the list of questions so you can’t probe for deeper insight on a certain topic
What is an unstructured interview
The topic of interest is introduced at the start and then the interviewer goes along with the flow of conversation
What is the advantage of unstructured interview
Interviewer can freely ask questions so more information can be gathered
What is the disadvantage of unstructured interviews
As a variety of questions may have been asked it’s difficult to replicate and analysing the data and comparing may also be difficult
What is semi-structured interviews
Some questions are planned but unplanned follow up questions can be asked to gain more clarity
What is a strength of semi-structured interviews
Due to pre-determined questions its still possible to compare the answers of participants
What is a weakness of semi-structured interviews
A variety of questions may have been used so it makes it more difficult to replicate and compare the results of participants
What are the 3 types of questions used in a questionnaire
-closed question
-rating scale
-open question