Self Report Techniques

Question 1

Self report technique

Answer 1

Person asked to explain their own feelings, opinions
Questionnaires/ interviews

Question 2

Questionnaires

Answer 2

Pre set list of written questions- Ptps respond
Used to assess dependent variable
Open questions- no fixed range of answers, qualitative data
Closed questions- fixed number of responses- yes or no, quantitative data

Question 3

Designing questionnaires- likert scale

Answer 3

Indicates their agreement
5 points
Strongly agree to strongly disagree

Question 4

Designing questionnaires- rating scale

Answer 4

Identify a value that represents their strength of feeling on a topic
Eg- very entertaining is a 1- not at all is a 5

Question 5

Designing questionnaires- fixed choice option

Answer 5

List of options
Respondents tick all that apply

Question 6

What should you avoid when designing questionnaires?

Answer 6

Jargon
Emotive language as it may guide
Double barrel questions- Ptps may agree with one half but not the other

Question 7

The strengths of a questionnaire

Answer 7

+ cost effective, large data distributed to large numb of people quickly
+ no researcher needed,posted or email
+ statistical analysis- easily put into graphs, quantifiable data

Question 8

Limitations of questionnaires

Answer 8

-demand characteristics, social desirability bias, not truthful to be seen in a positive light
-researcher bias, respond in a similar way, always a yes, favoured end of rating scale

Question 9

Interview

Answer 9

A live encounter where interviewer asks questions to asses the interviewees thoughts

Question 10

Structured interview

Answer 10

Questionnaire in real time
Pre determined questions
Fixed order

Question 11

Unstructured interview

Answer 11

Like a conversation
No set questions
Free flowing

Question 12

Semi structured interview

Answer 12

Set questions but interviewer is free to follow up with questions

Question 13

Designing an interview

Answer 13

List of questions
Standardised to reduce interviewer bias
Interviewer records answers/ analyses lates
Consider ethical issues

Question 14

Strength and limitation of structured interview

Answer 14

+ straightforward to replicate due to standardisation
- frustration- format- unable to deviate or elaborate

Question 15

Strength and limitation of unstructured interview

Answer 15

+ flexible- follow up points and gain insight
- analysis of data difficult- lots of irrelevant data
- social desirability bias- however good interviewer should be able to establish rapport and gain truthful answers