3.2: The factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships

Question 1

Research into factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships often uses questionnaires.
Explain one strength and one weakness of the questionnaire method in researching factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships (4 marks)

Answer 1

One strength of the questionnaire method of researching factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships is that participants will be more likely to give honest and full answers, as they are anonymous and a researcher is not present to inhibit their responses through embarrassment

Question 2

Research into factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships often uses questionnaires.
Explain one strength and one weakness of the questionnaire method in researching factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships (4 marks).
One strength of the questionnaire method of researching factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships is that participants will be more likely to give honest and full answers, as they are anonymous and a researcher is not present to inhibit their responses through embarrassment.

One weakness of the questionnaire method of researching factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships

Answer 2

One weakness of the questionnaire method of researching factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships is that, unlike in an interview, no researcher is present and so follow-up questions cannot be asked to further explore interesting answers