Self report techniques

Question 1

What are the types of self-report techniques?

Answer 1

Questionnaire - a set of written questions to assess a persons thoughts or feelings
Interview - a live encounter where one person asks a set of questions to another
Structured interview - the questions are pre set
Unstructured interview - a general topic is discussed

Question 2

What are the strengths of self-report techniques?

Answer 2

Questionnaire - cost effective, Qs are straight forward
Structured interview - easy to replicate
Unstructured interview - more flexible, more insight on interviewee

Question 3

What are the limitations of self-report techniques?

Answer 3

Questionnaire - social desirability, demand characteristic
Structured interview - limits richness of data as cannot deviate from topic
Unstructured interview - data is unclear and difficult to draw conclusions