self report techniques

Question 1

what is a self report technique?

Answer 1

any method in which a person is asked to state or explain their personal experiences,opinions, behaviours and/or feelings related to a given topic

Question 2

what are questionnaires?

Answer 2

a set of written questions used to assess a persons thoughts and or experiences

Question 3

what are interviews?

Answer 3

a ‘live’ encounter where an interviewer asks a set of questions to assess an interviewees thoughts and or experiences

Question 4

what are open-ended questions?

Answer 4

no fixed answers, free to answer in any way they wish, qualitative

Question 5

what are closed-ended questions?

Answer 5

offers a fixed number of responses, e.g. rating scales, multiple choice, quantitative

Question 6

what is a rating scale?

Answer 6

respondent identifies a value that best represents the strength of their feelings about a topic, e.g. hate-love

Question 7

what is a likert scale?

Answer 7

a five or seven point scale which allows the individual to represent their views/opinions on a numerical scale

Question 8

what are fixed choice questions?

Answer 8

includes a list of options that a participant picks to represent their feelings