self-report techniques

Question 1

self-report technique

Answer 1

any method in which a person is asked to state or explain their own feelings or opinions related to a certain topic

Question 2

questionnaire

Answer 2

a set of written questions used to assess a person’s thoughts or experiences

Question 3

open questions

Answer 3

does not have a fixed range of answers and repsondents are free to answer in any way they wish
tends to produce qualitative data

Question 4

closed questions

Answer 4

offers a fixed number of responses
often quantitative data

Question 5

strengths of questionnaires

Answer 5

cost-effective - they can gather large amounts of data quickly
can be done without the researcher present
usually straightforward to analyse

Question 6

limitations of questionnaires

Answer 6

high chance of social desirability bias
acquiescence bias (saying ‘yes’ regardless of the question)

Question 7

interview

Answer 7

a live encounter where one person asks a set of questions to assess an interviewee’s thoughts or experiences

Question 8

structured interview

Answer 8

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

Question 9

unstructured interview

Answer 9

more like a conversation as there are no set questions

Question 10

semi-structured interview

Answer 10

a list of questions that have been pre-established but the interviewer is also free to ask follow-up questions

Question 11

evaluation of structured interviews

Answer 11

strength: straightforward to replicate

limitation: interviewers can’t deviate from the topic

Question 12

evaluation of unstructured interviews

Answer 12

strength: able to get access to additional information that may help the study

limitation: subject to researcher bias
analysis is not straightforward