Interviews

Question 1

What is an interview? (2)

Answer 1

1. Conversation designed to collect self-report data

2. Non-experimental bc IV is not directly manipulated

Question 2

What are the 3 types of interviews?

Answer 2

1. Structured
2. Unstructured
3. Semi-structured

Question 3

What is a structured interview? (3)

Answer 3

1. Standardised list of preprepared questions
2. Strict interview schedule
3. Good for large-scale studies

Question 4

What is an unstructured interview?

Answer 4

1. No prepared questions or strict schedule

2. Researcher has broad aim

Question 5

What is a semi-structured interview?

Answer 5

1. Mixture of un/prepared questions or points of discussion
2. Free-flowing convo, open-ended questions
3. Can explore thoughts + beliefs

Question 6

What are the general advantages and disadvantages of interviews?

Answer 6

1. Strengths
   - Gather info on thoughts and opinions that would be difficult to get in experiments
2. Weaknesses
   - Social desirability bias
   - Interviewer bias

Question 7

Strengths and weaknesses of structured interview?

Answer 7

1. Strengths
   - Gathers info relatively quickly
   - Interviewers require little training
2. Weaknesses
   - Superficial info bc ppts can’t answer freely

Question 8

Strengths and weaknesses of unstructured interview?

Answer 8

1. Strengths
   - Most in-depth info bc free to explore ppt’s beliefs
2. Weaknesses
   - Very time-consuming
   - Interviewers must be well-trained to build rapport with ppts
   - Impossible to replicate

Question 9

Strengths and weaknesses of semi-structured interview?

Answer 9

1. Strengths
   - Can deviate from schedule (flexible)
2. Weaknesses
   - May be more time-consuming
   - Interviewers require training