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Self Report Design Flashcards

(5 cards)

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Designing questionnaires

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Likert scales:
- respondent indicates theri agreement or other wise with a statement using a scale of usually 5 points

Rating scales:
- respondents identify a value that represents their strength of feeling about a particular topic

Fixed-choice option:
- list of possible options and respondents are required to indicate those that apply to them

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Designing interviews

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Interview schedule = list of Q the interviewer intends to cover; should be standardised to reduce interviewer bias

  • usually single pts interviews but can be group e.g. clinical trail
  • start with neutral Q to make the pts feel at ease, tell pts that their answers will be confidential {reduce ethical issues}
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Things that should be avoided - overuse of jargon

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  • technical term that is familiar to those within a specialised field or area
  • overuse leads to confusion
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Emotive language and leading questions

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  • sometimes a researchers attitude towards a topic is clear from how the Qs are phrased
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Double barrelled questions and double negatives

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Double barrelled Q = contains 2 Qs in one; issue being that respondents may agree with one half but not the other

Double negatives = difficult for the respondents to decipher

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