Self Reports, Questionnaires, & Interviews

Question 1

Closed Questions

Answer 1

Limited Responses from participants. Gives quantitative data which is easy to analyze. There are many types of Closed Questions.

Question 2

Rank Order Questions

Answer 2

A closed question. Ranking how you enjoyed something with numbers, 1 being the best and 5 being the worst.

Question 3

Likert Scales

Answer 3

A closed question. Ranking how much you agree with the question. 1 being strongly agree, 2 being agree, 3 being neutral, 4 being disagree, and 5 being strongly disagree.

Question 4

Checklist Questions

Answer 4

A closed question. Ticking a box with the answer that applies to the question.

Question 5

Dichotomous Questions

Answer 5

A closed question. Answering Yes or No to a question.

Question 6

Semantic Differential Questions

Answer 6

A closed question. A five-point scale in which the opposite ends have one- or two-word adjectives that have opposite meanings.

Question 7

Open Questions

Answer 7

Participants are given space to respond freely. Gives much more qualitative data compared to Closed Questions. This also reduces accidental researcher bias towards a specific point of view.

Question 8

Structured Interview

Answer 8

Like a questionnaire but the participant responds verbally to the questions given by the researcher. Questions are shown to each participant in the same way.

Question 9

Semi-structured

Answer 9

No fixed questions, but there are a set of predetermined topics to be covered.

Question 10

Unstructured Interview

Answer 10

Participant is free to talk about whatever want to. The interviewer may set a topic but it is not predetermined.