Self report techniques Flashcards
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eval of questionnaires
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S: practical way to collect large amounts of data - offers population validity.
Can be done in person/online
W: questions can be misunderstood
p’s could lie bc social desirability
2
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eval of structured interviews
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S: allows research to be replicated
does not need as much training as unstructured
W : doesn’t allow rich data to be collected
instigator effects
3
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eval of unstructured interviews
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S: Open questions can provide rich data provides qualitative data any misunderstandings can be explained w: interviewer has to be trained cannot be replicated