Self Report Techniques Flashcards
What are questionnaires in psychological research?
A pre-set list of written questions to which a participant responds
Psychologists use questionnaires to assess thoughts and/or feelings.
What is the purpose of using questionnaires in experiments?
To assess the dependent variable
For example, to find out differences in views on legalisation of recreational drugs between age groups.
What are the two broad categories of questions in a questionnaire?
Open questions and closed questions
Define an open question.
A question without a fixed range of answers, allowing respondents to answer freely
Produces qualitative data that may be difficult to analyse.
What type of data do open questions typically produce?
Qualitative data
Define a closed question.
A question that offers a fixed number of responses
Can produce qualitative or quantitative data.
What type of data do closed questions that offer a scale produce?
Quantitative data
How can qualitative data from closed questions be converted?
By counting the number of yes and no responses
What is the primary format of structured interviews?
A pre-determined set of questions asked in a fixed order
How do unstructured interviews differ from structured interviews?
They operate like a conversation without set questions
Interaction is free-flowing, encouraging elaboration from the interviewee.
What are semi-structured interviews?
Interviews that combine pre-determined questions with the freedom to ask follow-up questions
Common in job interviews.
True or False: Structured interviews allow for spontaneous questions.
False
Fill in the blank: Questionnaires are commonly used to assess _______.
[thoughts and/or feelings]
