SELF REPORT TECHNIQUES Flashcards
Self report techniques
participants revealing personal information about themselves in response to a series of questions.
types of self report techniques
questionnaires and interviews
questionnaires
questionnaires are a written form of self report techniques where participants are given a pre set of questions to respond .
format of questionnaires
closed questions and open questions
closed questions and open questions
- there is a pre determined set of answers to choose from
- no restriction for particpants to respond
strength and limitation of closed question
- easy to analyse data
- lacks depth and detail
strength and limitation of open question
+ provides depth and detail. participants can elaborate and useful for sensitive topics
- difficult toconvert into statistical data.
strength of using questionnaires
- cost effective
- gathers large amount of data quickly
- researcher doesnot have to be present
- easier to analyse
limitations of using questionnaires
- participant bias, social desirabilir=ty bias etc