Self report - interviews Flashcards
What are the different types of interviews?
Structured, semi structured and unstructured
Structured interview
They follow a pre-determined set of questions in a specific order. They interviewer does not deviate from these questions
Structured evaluation
Strengths
- Can collect useful demographic
data - gather relevant
responses
- Results can be checked for
reliability - Replicable
- Easier to conduct an objective
analysis.
Weaknesses
- Doesn’t allows respondents to
expand - reduces validity
Semi structured interview
They have guided frame work of topics but allow for flexibility in how they are addressed
Semi structured evaluation
Strengths
- Allowed to ask follow up
questions
- More detail in depth data
Weaknesses
- Highly trained interviewers
(more costly)
- Only reliable and comparable
to a certain extent (affects
consistency and replicability)
- May be subjective to
interpretation.
Unstructured interview
They have a set topic but do not follow a specific set of questions.
Unstructured evaluation
Strengths
- Less likely to show demand
characteristics as they lead the
questions
- Most likely to get ecologically
valid data
Weaknesses
- Impossible to replicate
(unreliable)
- Data difficult to use for
comparison
Interview strengths
- You can collect useful
demographic data about the
respondents. - Allows people to freely express
themselves - Allows researcher to clarify the
significance of the information
being provided.
Interview weaknesses
- Training can be costly
- Greater chance of investigator
effects
What is a self report?
Any method which involves asking a person their feelings, attitudes, beliefs etc.
Self report strengths
Allows researchers to gather detail in people’s thought and feelings.
Self reports weaknesses
Can be subject to social desirability and responses many therefore lack validity.
