SELF-REPORT TECHNIQUES: QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS AO1 & AO3

Question 1

What is an Interview?

Answer 1

A face to face interaction where an interviewer asks set of questions to interviewees about their thoughts/experiences

Question 2

Structured interviews EVA (ADVANTAGE + DISADVANTAGE)

Answer 2

• Made up of pre-determined set of questions that are asked in a fixed order Verbal questionnaire

+ Easy to replicate as standardised format
- Interviewee can’t elaborate their points and imposes what the researcher values on the pt

Question 3

Unstructured interviews EVA (ADV + DIS)

Answer 3

• More of a conversation General aim that a certain topic will be discussed, and interaction tends to be free-flowing interviewee encouraged to expand and elaborate when prompted
  No set questions

+More flexibility as can have follow up questions therefore more insight
-Risk of social desirability

Question 4

Semi-structured interview

Answer 4

• List of questions that have been worked out in advance but interviewer asks questions based on other answers

Question 5

how to write a good question

Answer 5

avoid jargon
avoid double barrel questions
Avoid leading questions

Question 6

closed questions + EVA

Answer 6

responds have limited choices e.g 11-16 16-18, 18-21

+ can produce graph charts for comparison
- pushes pp into an answer that may not represent feelings

Question 7

open questions + EVA

Answer 7

respondant produces own answer expressed in words

+ answer more likely to provide detailed unexpected info, high external validity

• wide variety of answers than close questions, May be reduced to statistics