Self-report design

Question 1

What are likert scales?

Answer 1

• Scale ranges from ‘strongly agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’
• Respondents indicate their opinion using the scale

Question 2

What are rating scales?

Answer 2

• Respondents identify a value that represents their strength of feeling about a topic
• E.g. (how entertaining do you find)

Question 3

What are fixed choice questions?

Answer 3

• Includes a list of possible options
• Respondents indicate those that apply to them

Question 4

How should interviews be designed?

Answer 4

• Include interview schedule
• Interviewer and participant (sometimes group)
• Clinical setting
• Quiet room
• Answers treated with confidentiality

Question 5

Why is overuse of jargon an issue in questionnaires?

Answer 5

• Can confuse individuals who are unaware of the meaning of words

Question 6

Why are emotive language and leading questions an issue in questionnaires?

Answer 6

• Can guide respondents towards a particular answer
• Hints towards researcher’s opinions

Question 7

Why is double-barrelled questions an issue in questionnaires?

Answer 7

• Can lead to confusion, or respondents only answer one side of the question

Question 8

Why is double negatives an issue in questionnaires?

Answer 8

• Difficult to decipher (confusion)