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AQA Psychology - Research Methods - Self-Report Techniques

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Interview – a face-to-face, phone, or online conversation where the researcher asks questions to collect detailed responses.

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What are the two types of self-report techniques?

  • questionnaire
    - interview

What is a questionnaire?

Made up of a pre-set list of written questions (or items) to which a participant responds

Why can questionnaires be used as part of an experiment?

To assess the DV

Strengths of questionnaires:

  • Easily distributed to a large sample = cost-effective
    - Less chance of social desirability bias compared to an interview

Limitations of questionnaires:

  • Social desirability can be possible
    - Response bias = may favour a particular kind of response

What is an interview?

Face-to-face interaction between an interviewer and interviewee

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AQA Psychology - Research Methods - Self-Report Techniques
TermDefinition

What are the two types of self-report techniques?

  • questionnaire
    - interview

What is a questionnaire?

Made up of a pre-set list of written questions (or items) to which a participant responds

Why can questionnaires be used as part of an experiment?

To assess the DV

Strengths of questionnaires:

  • Easily distributed to a large sample = cost-effective
    - Less chance of social desirability bias compared to an interview

Limitations of questionnaires:

  • Social desirability can be possible
    - Response bias = may favour a particular kind of response

What is an interview?

Face-to-face interaction between an interviewer and interviewee

What are the three different types of interviews?

  • Structured interview

  • Unstructured interview

  • Semi-structured interview

What is a structured interview?

List of pre-determined questions in a fixed order

Strengths of the structured interview:

-Easy to replicate = standardised = reduces differences between interviewers

Limitations of the structured interview:

-Interviewees cannot elaborate = can be a source of frustration

What is the unstructured interview?

No set of questions, a general topic to be discussed but interaction is free-flowing and the interviewees are encouraged to elaborate

Strength of an unstructured interview:

Greater flexibility = more insight

Limitations of an unstructured interview:

Difficult to replicate = risk of interviewer bias

What is a semi-structured interview?

List of questions that have been worked out in advance but interviewers are free to ask follow-up questions when appropriate