Self Report

Question 1

what is a self report technique

Answer 1

when pp’s are asked to provide information about themselves

Question 2

define an interview

Answer 2

pp’s are asked questions from the researcher and answer them. two types, structured and unstructured

Question 3

define a questionnaire

Answer 3

pp’s are sent a set of question which they answer. two types, open and closed questionaries

Question 4

define an open questionnaire

Answer 4

questions are phrased so pp’s can answer however they want. no restrictions. produces qualitative data

Question 5

define a closed questionnaire

Answer 5

questions are phrased that limits pp’s responses to fixed options. eg, yes, no, maybe. produces quantitative data

Question 6

evaluation of a closed questionnaire (easy to analyse/compare)

Answer 6

because the data set is often large, and closed questionnaires produce quantitative data, analysis can be quick and easy allowing for comparisons to be made

Question 7

what are important considerations when designing an interview/questionnaire

Answer 7

avoid complex terminology
avoid leading questions

Question 8

define a structured interview?

Answer 8

researcher asks a pre-reaped set of closed questions to pp’s/ produces quantitative data

Question 9

evaluation of structured interviews

Answer 9

because all pp’s are asked the sam questions, the researcher can easily compare responses between pp’s

Question 10

define an unstructured interview

Answer 10

there is no setlist of questions, so researcher can ask whatever they like, like a conversation. produces qualitative data