Psychological Investigations : Self-Report
- Created by: Thomas J Betambeau
- Created on: 21-05-13 21:55
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- Self-report
- Self report is a method of data collection in which participants themselves answer questions about their behaviour thoughts and feelings
- Interviews
- Structured
- In a structured interview the interviewer has a predetermined list of questions which they stick to. Respondents are all asked the same questions in the same order
- May limit interviewees responses so that full information is not recieved
- Semi-structured
- In a semi-structured interview the interviewer has a list of questions but the approach is flexible and can be shaped by the interviewees resonces
- Semi-structured
- Unstructured
- In an unstructured interview there is no predetermined structure to the interview, although the interviewer will normally have some goal or sense of direction in mind
- Interviewer asks open-ended questions and answers by the interviewee simulate new questions
- Allows collection of rich qualitative data
- Makes it hard to compare responses of one interviewee to those of another
- Semi-structured
- In a semi-structured interview the interviewer has a list of questions but the approach is flexible and can be shaped by the interviewees resonces
- Structured
- Questionnaires
- Types of question
- Open questions are open ended and allow free rein in answering them
- Enable respondents to answer as they choose and provide rich qualitative data
- Make collection of quantitative data and statistical analysis difficult
- Closed questions have a limited number of possible responses. They may require a simple yes or no, or they can require an answer from a range of possible answers
- Enable the collection of quantitative data and therefore make statistical analysis possible
- It may limit respondents choices so full information is not recieved
- A rating scale is often used. They can consist of questions or statements that participants respond to on a scale.
- If participants have to select answers from a range of possible responses, they are called forced-choice questions
- Open questions are open ended and allow free rein in answering them
- Questionnaires are psychological tests such as personality tests and IQ tests
- Types of question
- Strengths and weaknesses
- It's a valuable method of investigating thoughts and feelings
- It's a subjective method of data collection that is not subject to scientific scrutiny
- They are usually standardised and easily produced, meaning it is easily replicated
- It can be time consuming
- It can provide quantitative data which can be statistically analysed
- It's hard to tell if respondents are telling the truth or not in their responces
- Self report is a method of data collection in which participants themselves answer questions about their behaviour thoughts and feelings
- May limit interviewees responses so that full information is not recieved
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