self report techniques

Question 1

self report technique

Answer 1

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

Question 2

questionnaire

Answer 2

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

Question 3

interviews

Answer 3

a conversational exchange between the interviewer and one or more individual.

Question 4

open questions

Answer 4

does not have a fixed range of answers and respondents are free to answer as they wish

Question 5

closed questions

Answer 5

a fixed number of responses predetermined by the researcher

Question 6

structured interviews

Answer 6

made up of predetermined questions that are asked in a fixed order

Question 7

unstructured interviews

Answer 7

no set questions, researcher asks open ended questions and will try to let the interview flow like a natural conversation

Question 8

semi structured interviews

Answer 8

predetermined questions, order may vary

Question 9

strengths of questionnaires

Answer 9

• question a large sample quickly
• reduce investigator effects

Question 10

weakness of questionnaires

Answer 10

• social desirability ( answer to make yourself favourable)
• untruthful responses
• bias in sampling
• low response rate

Question 11

structured interview ao3

Answer 11

• easy to replicate
• quick to conduct
• not flexible
• answers lack detail

Question 12

unstructured interview ao3

Answer 12

• more flexible
• qualitative data
• in depth response
• time consuming, difficult to analyse