Interviews 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Smart BubbleCreated on: 26-01-22 11:04 What is the main feature of unstructured interviews? The interview has general aims but has no set questions and lets the interviewee guide the questions 1 of 8 What are the strengths of this method? Detailed information Increased validity Accesses info not revealed by pre-determined questions 2 of 8 What are the weaknesses of this method? Difficult to analyse Needs well trained interviewers Interviewer bias Lack of reliability 3 of 8 What are some ethical elements to this type of interview? Overt May not be suited to all ppts Answers may be affected by the differences in status between the interviewer and interviewee 4 of 8 What is the main feature of structured interviews? Pre-determined questions Closed questions Quantitative data 5 of 8 What are the weaknesses of this study? Limit on the richness of data Interviewer bias Not flexible Researcher won't know why the ppt is behaving in a certain way 6 of 8 What are the strengths of this study? Easy to replicate Easy to test for reliability Quick Large sample size can be obtained Generalisability 7 of 8 What are some ethical elements to this type of interview? Confidentiality is important Ppts must consent 8 of 8
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