self - report techniques

Question 1

self report technique - definition

Answer 1

a person is asked to state or explain their own feelings related to a given topic

Question 2

questionnaire - definition

Answer 2

a set of written questions used to access a person’s thoughts and/or experiences

Question 3

interview - definition

Answer 3

a live encounter where one person asks a set of questions to assess and interviewees thoughts and/or experiences

Question 4

structured interviews

Answer 4

made up of pre determined set of questions that are in a fixed order

Question 5

what does closed questions produce ?

Answer 5

produce quantitative data which would lack the depth and detail associated with open questions

Question 6

what is questionnaires used as a part of an experiment to assess ?

Answer 6

dependent variable

Question 7

open questions

Answer 7

does not have a fixed range of answers and respondents are free to answer in any way they wish

Question 8

what does open questions produce ?

Answer 8

qualitative data that contains a wide range of different responses may be difficult to analyse

Question 9

closed questions

Answer 9

offer a fixed number of responses

Question 10

semi structured interviews

Answer 10

• list of questions that have been work out in advance
• interviewee is free to ask follow up questions

Question 11

what are the limitations of the self report technique ?

Answer 11

• ppl are not always accurate or objective when they provide info
• social desirability bias

Question 12

evaluation of questionnaires - strength

Answer 12

• data can be collected quicker
• less likely to be affected by investigator effects

Question 13

evaluation of questionnaires - limitations

Answer 13

• poor quality of data
• more biased

Question 14

open questions - strengths

Answer 14

• answers are more representative so more valid
• detailed answers

Question 15

closed questions - strengths

Answer 15

• response easier to count up
• easier and faster to answer
• easier to recruit ppt so more representative

Question 16

evaluation of structured interviews - strengths

Answer 16

• more reliable than unstructured

Question 17

evaluation of structured interviews - limitations

Answer 17

• not possible for interviewers to deviate from the topic or explain their questions - limit the richness

Question 18

evaluation of unstructured interviews - strength

Answer 18

• more flexibility - can follow up questions as they arise and more likely to gain insight into the world view of the interviewee

Question 19

evaluation of unstructured interviews - limitations

Answer 19

• increased risk of interviewer bias
• irrelevant info and drawing firm conclusions may be difficult
• risk they may lie for reasons of social desirability

Question 20

social desirability bias

Answer 20

to answer questions in an attempt to gain the approval of other

Question 21

interviewer bias

Answer 21

distorts responses, especially when the characteristics relate in some way to the research topic

Question 22

response bias

Answer 22

where the respondents does not answer truthfully