self report method

Question 1

define self report method

Answer 1

any method within which a person is asked to state/explain their own feelings, opinions, behaviours and//or experiences related to a given topic

Question 2

what are questionnaires

Answer 2

a set of written questions used to assess a persons thoughts/experiences

Question 3

what are the 2 types of question

Answer 3

open
closed

Question 4

what type of data does an open question provide

Answer 4

qualitative data

allows people to give opinons/feelings

Question 5

evaluate open questions

Answer 5

+ rich data
- hard to analyse

Question 6

what type of data does an open question provide

Answer 6

qualitative data

allows people to give opinions/feelings

Question 7

what are closed questions and what type of data do they provide

Answer 7

fixed choice (yes//no or scale 1-50)

quantitative data

Question 8

what is a positive of closed questions

Answer 8

easy to analyse

Question 9

evaluate questionnaires

Answer 9

+ cost-effective
+ large amounts of data
+ easy to analyse
- social desirability bias
- response bias (acquiescence bias0

Question 10

what scales can you use when designing a questionnaire

Answer 10

likert scales
rating scales
fixed choice options

Question 11

how do you write a good question for a questionnaire

Answer 11

• don’t overuse jargon
• don’t use emotive language and leading questions
• don’t use double-barrelled or double negatives

Question 12

what are the 3 types of interviews

Answer 12

structured
unstructured
semi structured

Question 13

defined structured interviews

Answer 13

made up of a pre determined set of questions that are asked in a fixed order

Question 14

evaluate structured interviews

Answer 14

+ easy to replicate due to their standardised format
- limits the richness of the data
- limits unexpected information

Question 15

define unstructured interview

Answer 15

works like a conversation due to no set questions

general aim is that a certain topic will be discussed and interaction tends to be more free flowing

Question 16

evaluate unstructured interviews

Answer 16

+ more more flexibility
+ can follow up and gain more information
- risk of interviewer bias
- hard to analyse data
- interviewee may lie for social desirability

Question 17

define semi structured interview

Answer 17

list of questions that have been worked out in advance but interviewers are also free to ask follow up questions based on previous answers

Question 18

how to design an interview

Answer 18

• interview schedule (list of questions)
• schedule should be standardised to reduce bias
• interviewers take notes or record
• one on one but group interviews can be used in clinical settings
• quiet rooms, start with neutral questions, answers are confidential