self-report techniques

Question 1

questionnaires

Answer 1

a pre-set list of questions/items a participant responds to relating to thoughts feelings or behaviours

Question 2

open questions

Answer 2

a question that does not have a fixed answer

Question 3

closed questions

Answer 3

a question that has a fixed answer

Question 4

interviews

Answer 4

another self report technique that usually takes place face to face or over the phone

Question 5

structured interviews

Answer 5

questions decided in advance with the exact same order for each interviewee

Question 6

unstructured interviews

Answer 6

conducted more like a conversation with no questions decided in advance

Question 7

semi-structured interviews

Answer 7

contains questions decided in advance but can be interjected with additional questions