Structured Interviews [Non Context]]

Question 1

Practical cost advantage?

Answer 1

Training interviewers = cheap and simple

Question 2

Practical time advantage?

Answer 2

Covers many people w/ limited resources

Question 3

Practical access advantage?

Answer 3

Simple to gather info = closed end Q

Question 4

Ethical issues?

Answer 4

Harm to participants

Question 5

How might HTP occur?

Answer 5

Child’s memory, causing stress to forget
Especially vuln groups

Question 6

Is it valid?

Answer 6

No = Closed ended questions

Question 7

How is it not valid?

Answer 7

Pre set questions + answers
- little freedom to digress
- cannot explain/clarify question or terms

Question 8

Is it reliable?

Answer 8

Yes = Easy to replicate

Question 9

How is it reliable?

Answer 9

• Identical Q + A
• same wording and tone of voice
• easy to control variables

Question 10

Is it representative?

Answer 10

Yes = High response rate

Question 11

How is it representative?

Answer 11

Welcomes people to talk
- Quick and straightforward
- Willingness to express thoughts

Question 12

Who may prefer this method?

Answer 12

Positivists

Question 13

Why may P prefer this method?

Answer 13

Easy to use as quantitative data
- use for hypothesis testing
- coded answers