Self report techniques + design

Question 1

Self Report Technique

Answer 1

Any method in which a person is asked to state/explain their own feelings, emotions, opinions, behavior, experiences related to a topic
* Questionnaire
* interviews

Question 2

Questionnaire

Answer 2

Set of written questions used to assess a person’s thoughts and or experiences
* used in experiments to assess the DV
* Use of open and or closed questions

Question 3

Open questions

Answer 3

• No fixed range of answers; respondents free to answer however they wish
• Produces more qualitative data
• Wide range of responses - may be difficult to analyse

Question 4

Closed questions

Answer 4

• Fixed number of responses
  e.g. “yes” or “no”
• OR allow them to rate on scale (Qualitative data)
• Easy to analyase but lack depth + detailed