Self-report techniques Flashcards
1
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what are questionnaires
A
written set of questions used to asses a person’s thought or experiences
2
Q
what are open questions
A
- no fixed range of answers
- free to answer in any way
- qualitative data
3
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what are closed questions
A
- fixed answer (yes/no)
- quantitative data
4
Q
what are the strengths of questionnaires
A
- cost effective
- gather large amounts of data quickly
- straightforward data to easily analyse
- statistical analysis
5
Q
what are the limitations of questionnaires
A
- respondents may not always be truthful
- social desirability bias
6
Q
what are structured interviews
A
- pre-determined set of questions
- asked in a fixed order
7
Q
what is the evaluation of a structured interview
A
- straightforward to replicate
- limit the richness of the data
8
Q
what is a unstructured interview
A
- no set questions
- certain topic is discussed
- expand and elaborate their answers
9
Q
what is the evaluation of an unstructured interview
A
- more flexibility
- increased interviewer bias
- not straightforward data
- interviewers may still lie
