Self Report Techniques

Question 1

Questionnaires

Answer 1

Pre-set list of written questions
Closed and open questions (fixed number of answers or not)

Question 2

questionnaires evaluation

Answer 2

can distribute to many people
easy to analyse
social desirability bias
acquiescence bias

Question 3

closed and open questions evaluation

Answer 3

produces quantitative or qualitative data, affected ease of analysis

Question 4

interviews

Answer 4

structured- pre-set questions in a fixed order
unstructured- no set formula, just a general topic. Questions developed based on responses
semi-structured interviews- pre-set questions with flexibility to ask follow ups

Question 5

interviews evaluation

Answer 5

structured- similar to questionnaire but fewer respondents
unstructured- more flexibility. analysis is more difficult. social desirability bias may be reduced by rapport
semi-structured- advantages of both other types