Self report techniques

Question 1

What is an interview?

Answer 1

a real- time interaction where the interviewer asks a set of questions to asses an interviewee’s thoughts and/or experiences

Question 2

what are three types of interviews?

Answer 2

1. structured
2. unstructured
3. semi- structures

Question 3

what is a structured interview?

Answer 3

uses a predetermined set of questions in a fixed order

Question 4

what is an unstructured interview?

Answer 4

there are no set of questions - new questions are developed during the course of the interview based on the answers given

Question 4

what is an unstructured interview?

Answer 4

there are no set of questions - new questions are developed during the course of the interview based on the answers given

Question 5

what is a semi- structured interview?

Answer 5

uses a list if predetermined questions but the interviewer is free to ask follow up questions

Question 6

what is an interview schedule?

Answer 6

the list of questions that the interviewer intends to cover

Question 7

why should the interview schedule be standardised?

Answer 7

to reduce the effect of interviewer bias