self report: interview

Question 1

define interview

Answer 1

a self-report technique wherein participants are asked questions by an interviewer, which allows for flexibility in the information gathered

Question 2

advantages of interviews

Question 3

disadvantages of interviews

Question 4

structured interview

Answer 4

when the questions are decided in advance

Question 5

advantages of structured interview

Answer 5

• can be easily repeated - standardised questions
• requires less skill than unstructured
• easier to analyse than unstructured

Question 6

disadvantages of structured interview

Answer 6

• interviewer bias may occur
• social desirability may occur
• data collected will be restricted by a pre-determined set of questions

Question 7

unstructured interview

Answer 7

the interview starts with some general aims and questions and then lets the interviewees answers guide subsequent questions

Question 8

advantages of unstructured interviews

Answer 8

• detailed and in-depth information obtained
• access information that may not be revealed from pre-determined questions
• deep insights into feelings and thoughts
• you can tailor questions to specific responses
• good rapport - high in validity

Question 9

disadvantages of unstructured interview

Answer 9

• more affected by interviewer bias then structured interviews are
• requires well-trained interviewers
• low reliability - interview may behave differently or ask different questions
• hard to analyse answers
• body language

Question 10

semi-structured interview

Answer 10

combination of both structured and unstructured interview techniques

Question 11

summary of interview

Answer 11

• context - the situation in which a participant says something and the way they are benaving could be important. coma nep the interviewer to war understand why something was said and the nonesty of a statement
  * clearly astinguish what is said by the partcipant from now they interpret it
  * selection of data - can be difficut to summarise. interviewee could be consulted about what to incude and now to present it
  * interviewer must be aware of now their feelings about the interviewee might were read to bias interpretations