Interviews Flashcards
(21 cards)
What are interviews
a method of self-report where someone answers questions about themselves or their opinions.
Are interviews experimental or non-experimental method?
non-experimental, do not need an IV or DV.
What are surveys?
interviews given to a large number of people
What are the 3 types of interviews?
Structured
Semi-structured
Unstructured
What are structured interviews?
Everyone has a set of questions in a certain order. These questions cannot be changed, altered, or expanded on.
What are semi-structured interviews?
A mid way point between structured and unstructured. Most questions are set, however, the researcher can ask for the participant to expand if they disclose something of interest
What are unstructured interviews?
There are no real set questions, just a general topic area to be studied. Questions can be altered.
What is a strength of closed question interviews?
They can gather quantitative data that can be easily analysed using a stats test
What is a strength of open question interviews?
They can be used to gather qualitative data which is rich in detail, making them more valid
Why is it a strength that structured interviews all have the same questions?
The interview is standardised, meaning it can be repeated and tested for reliability
Why is it a strength that structured interview results are standardised?
They can be easy to compare
Why is it a strength that structured interviews are easy to conduct?
They are less time consuming
Why is it a strength that unstructured interviews can change questions and add follow ups?
The participants will provide more detailed responses therefore will be more valid.
Why is it a weakness that interviews are time consuming?
This means they may be harder to repeat efficiently.
Why is it a weakness that interviewers have to be trained to administer the interview?
This makes it more costly and time consuming
What is a wekaness of open questions in interviews?
They use qualitative data which may be subject to interpretation bias from the researcher.
Why is social desireability a weakness to interviews?
The results of the interview may be less valid as the participant will be lying
What is a weakness of structured interviews?
There is no change to the questions meaning the participants cannot elaborate on their answers
Why is it a weakness that participants receive different questions in unstructured interviews?
The interview cannot be repeated therefore lacks reliability
Why is it a weakness that unstructured interviews aren’t standardised?
Because we cannot compare and analyse results
Why is it a weakness that unstructured interviews are harder to conduct and require training
it is time consuming and costly due to training.
