Self-report design

Question 1

When conducting a questionnaire, what 3 principles must be followed to write a valid questionnaire?

Answer 1

Absolute clarity
Unbiased
Possible to analyse

Question 2

How can researchers make questionnaires more easy to analyse?

Answer 2

Use closed questions - comparable quantitative data.

Question 3

What can be added to a questionnaire to reduce demand characteristics?

Answer 3

Filler questions.

Question 4

How can an interviewer positively effect the results of the study?

Answer 4

Non-verbal communication such as not frowning or sitting with arms crossed that would discourage interviewees to spill their guts.
Listening skills - when to and not to speak, including encouraging comments like ‘how interesting’ or ‘take me out to dinner’.