Self Reports

Question 1

Questionnaire weaknesses

Answer 1

May tick any box without reading question properly can’t be bothered
Bias questionnaire only literate people with time would fill them in

Question 2

Interview strengths

Answer 2

Structured interviews can easily be repeated reliable and standardised
Detailed info can be gained more insight to a behaviour

Question 3

Interview weaknesses

Answer 3

Interviewer bias or social desirability participants may respond in a way the interviewer wants them to

Question 4

Questionnaire strengths

Answer 4

Data can be collected from a large number of people quickly and cheaply
People more willing to give away personal info on sheet rather than face to face
Reliable standardised

Question 5

Psychometric tests explanation

Answer 5

Questionnaire that measures a psychological variable

Question 6

Psycho tests strengths

Answer 6

Provides lot of quantitative data is to analyse and compare

Data collected from a large number of people, quickly and cheap easy to give out

Question 7

Psycho tests weaknesses

Answer 7

Designer bias because the designer interprets the data and the could interpret it differently to another person
Labelling somebody as a particular person could encourage them to behave in that way and cause harm (ethics)

Question 8

Rating scale/ closed questions strengths & weaknesses

Answer 8

Quantitative numerical data collected easy to analyse and compare
Pps choices limited so indepth info gathered
Subjective interpretation of numbers someone’s 2 sad is someone’s else 4

Question 9

Open questions strengths and weaknesses

Answer 9

In depth qualitative data can give reasons for their answer and explain them selves
Researchers may interpret the answers I’m the wrong way
Harder to compare results and analyse