Self-report questionnaire

Question 1

Define self-report

Answer 1

Any method in which a person is asked about their feelings/opinions/behaviours

Question 2

What are two self-report techniques?

Answer 2

1. Questionnaire
2. Interview

Question 3

What are questionnaires?

Answer 3

Written questions to assess a person’s thoughts/experiences

Question 4

What are open questions?

Answer 4

Written questions to assess a person’s thoughts/experiences

Question 5

What are closed questions?

Answer 5

No fixed range of responses. Participants can give any answer.

Question 6

What are 3 types of closed questions?

Answer 6

1. Likert scale- uses a 5-point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree
2. Rating scale- participants give a value to represent their strength of feeling on a topic
3. Fixed choice option- a list of possible options are given for participants to choose from

Question 7

How do researchers ensure clarity? (3)

Answer 7

Jargon- respondence won’t understand the question
Double-barrelled questions- Respondents may agree with one part but not the other
Double negatives- May confuse respondents

Question 8

How do researchers remove bias? (2)

Answer 8

Emotive language- make sure your attitudes are not coming across in the way questions are phrased
Leading questions- make sure the questions don’t guid the respondent to a particular answer through the wording

Question 9

What are the two advantages of questionnaires?

Answer 9

• cost effective: can gather large amounts of data quickly because they can be distributed to large numbers of people
• Respondents are more willing to give personal information because they feel less self conscious

Question 10

What are the two disadvantages of questionnaires?

Answer 10

• social desirability bias: respondents may not give truthful answers in order to present themselves in. amore positive light
• acquiescence bias: respondents tend to reply in a similar way E.G always ticking ‘yes’ or ‘strongly agree’