Self report techniques Flashcards
1
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What are two types of self-report techniques?
A
- Questionnaires
- Interviews
2
Q
Are self report techniques an experimental way to collect information?
A
No, no-experimental way
3
Q
What is a questionnaire?
A
- Set of questions
4
Q
What is an interview?
A
- face to face real time interactions
5
Q
What are open questions?
A
- ppts can answer any way they like
- qualitative data (non-numerical)
6
Q
What are closed questions?
A
- ppts answer yes or no or pick between a scale (1-7)
- quantitative data
7
Q
Strength of open questions?
A
- freedom to say what they want, more valid
- unexpected answers = deep insight
8
Q
Weakness of open questions?
A
- Difficult to summarise due to range of responses
- harder to spot patterns with qualitative data
9
Q
Sentence starters for open questions?
A
- Describe
- Explain
- Why
10
Q
Strength of closed questions?
A
- easy data analysis, easier to spot patterns
- analyse and display graphically
11
Q
Weakness of closed questions?
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- limited answers
- might not be representative of thoughts
12
Q
How can you design a questionnaire?
A
- avoid leading questions
- clarity - no ambiguity
- pilot study
- filler questions to distract = reduce DC
13
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Strengths of questionnaires?
A
- easy + cheap
- quick to give to large group
- more likely to give personal information
- closed questions are easy to compare
14
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Weakness of questionnaires?
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- Takes a lot of time
- Only done by people who are willing to spend time
- Only people who can read and write
15
Q
What are two types of interview techniques?
A
- structured
- unstructured
