self reports

Question 1

self report

Answer 1

any method in which a person is asked to explain or state their own feelings or behaviour on a certain topic

Question 2

questionnaire

Answer 2

set of written questions that can be easily answered

Question 3

closed questions in questionnaire

Answer 3

predetermined range of answers > quantative data

Question 4

open questions in questionnaire

Answer 4

questions that invite pp’s to give own answers > qualitative data

Question 5

A03 closed questions

Answer 5

+ easy to analyse, standardised, easily answered + quick.
- may choose an answer that’s not relevant so affects validity of questionnaire

Question 6

open questions

Answer 6

+ more valid as pp’s can explain how they feel
- low reliability as they may give different answers, hard to analyse

Question 7

what do questions need to involve

Answer 7

• need to be clear
• need to avoid bias after
• need to be easy to analyse

Question 8

A03 for questionnaires

Answer 8

+ easy to analyse when closed
+ less time consuming than interviews
+ collect large amounts of data
- social desirability
- low response rate

Question 9

different types of interviews

Answer 9

structure
unstructured
semi structured

Question 10

unstructured interviews

Answer 10

more like informal chats

Question 11

structured interviews

Answer 11

uses pre determined questions

Question 12

A03 structured

Answer 12

+ standardised questions so easily repeated
- if interviewer behaves differently answers may differ

Question 13

A03 unstructured

Answer 13

+ more detailed info can be obtained,
- interviewer must be skilled to develop new questions on the spot

Question 14

A03 interview

Answer 14

• interviewer bias > expectations are communicated unconsciously
• social desirability > people answer questions so they look better