Self - Report Techniques^ Flashcards
Self Report Strength
+ allows detailed access to thoughts and feelings
+ enables psychologists to what participants think/ feel or do in the future
Self Report Limitation
- not being truthfull
- give socially desirable answers
Questionnaires
Open q’s
- no fixed responce (qualitative)
closed q’s
- fixed answers (quantative)
Closed Questions
fixed answers
quantative data
likert scale
- strongly agree ___ strongly disagree
rating scale
- give value 1 to 5
fixed choice option
- multiple word options
Questionnaires Strength
+ cost/ time efficient
+ anonymously gives honest data
+ less use of researchers so no investigator effects
+ easy to replicate
+ quantitative and qualitative analysis
Questionnaires Limitation
- poor response rates from lack of researcher can make finding difficult to generalised
- volunteer bias (distorted sample)
- difficult to phrase q’s so they are not misinterpreted
- not suitable for sensitive issues
Structured Interviews
pre determined set questions
Structured Interviews +
+ can compare responses and identify trends and patterns
+ replicatable with standardisation
+ reduce interviewer bias
Structured Interviews -
- more time consuming than questionnaires
- less detail as they can’t separate from topic
- social desirability
Unstructured Interviews
conversation with a natural flow
Unstructured Interviews +
+ more detail/ depth+ flexible with insightful info
: increase validity
Unstructured Interviews -
- difficult to analyse objectively
- interviewer bias
- requires good interviewing skills
- social desirability
Semi - Structured
questions that can have follow up unscripted questions
