Self reports-non experimental method

Question 1

What is meant by a self report technique?

Answer 1

Any method where a person is asked to describe their own feelings, opinions and behaviours on a topic

Question 2

What is a questionnaire?

Answer 2

A set of pre written questions asking participants about their thoughts and feelings

Question 3

What are the 2 styles of questionnaires?

Answer 3

Open
Closed

Question 4

What are open questions?

Answer 4

No restriction on how to answer, ppt will answer in their own words

Question 5

What type of data do open questions produce?

Answer 5

qualitative- detailed, harder to analyse

Question 6

What are closed questions?

Answer 6

Limited set of answers (yes or no, tick, rating)

Question 7

What type of data do closed questions produce

Answer 7

Quantitative- lacks depth, easy to analyse

Question 8

What are the 3 types of closed questions?

Answer 8

Liket scale
Rating scale
Fixed choice

Question 9

What are liket scale questions?

Answer 9

measure level of agreement to a statement

Question 10

What are rating scale questions?

Answer 10

Giving a numerical rating to a statement

Question 11

What are fixed choice questions?

Answer 11

Ppt choose from a range of options

Question 12

What is a strength of using open questions?

Answer 12

Provides full in depth detail

Question 13

What’s a limitation of using open questions?

Answer 13

Difficult to compare one answer to another

Question 14

What’s a strength of using closed questions?

Answer 14

Allow comparisons to be made between answers easily

Question 15

What’s a limitation of using closed questions?

Answer 15

PPT are unable to answer how they want

Question 16

What are 2 strengths of using questionnaires?

Answer 16

they’re cost effective as data can be collected cheaply (Eg. Digitally)

If closed questions the data can be easily analysed and comparisons between groups can be made

Question 17

What is a limitation of using questionnaires?

Answer 17

people often don’t answer honestly response bias-type of people who answer the qs
Acquiescence bias- people more likely to blindly agree than disagree with a statement
Social desirability b ias

Question 18

What is social desirability bias?

Answer 18

A type of demand characteristic where ppt want to portray the self or be viewed in a positive way

Question 19

What is meant by acquiescence bias in self report studies?

Answer 19

Where ppt are more likely to blindly agree than blindly disagree with information