P.I. Self Report
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- Created by: Sarah Curran
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Identify two general strengths and two weakenesses of self reports
Strengths: 1. Ease of analysis e.g. closed questions 2. Collect a large amount of data. Weaknesses: 1.Social desirability bias/dishonesty 2. Low response rate
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Describe a strength and a weakness of rating scales
Strength: Easily comparable whilst retaining control. Weakness: No reason as to why they put their answer
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Describe a strength and weakness of open questions
Strength: No restriction with answer-detailed and rich data. Weakness: Difficult to compare and analyse data
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Describe a strength and weakness of closed questions
Strength: Easy to compare and analyse data. Weakness: May miss out on data because it falls outside the allowed responses
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Know what is meant by reliability
Repeat and get the same/similar results-consistency
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Know how to test a self-report for reliability
Split-half/Test Re-test (same test again at a later date)
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Know what is meant by validity
If it measures what it claims/sets out to measure
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Know how to test a self- report for validity
Do a pilot test to check wording-ensuring its clear. Also, make sure the rating scales are efficient enough to capture people's responses
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Describe opportunity sampling
Selecting those subjects that are around and available at the time
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Identify two strengths and two weaknesses of opportunity sampling
Strengths:Quick/convienient and most economical sampling. Weaknesses: Often biased on the part of the researcher and very unrepresentative (likely to come across the same type of people)
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Desrcribe random sampling
Random sampling only occurs when every member of a target population has an equal chance of being selected
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Identify two strengths and two weaknesses of random sampling
Strengths: Often in large numbers and provides the best chance of an unbiased representative sample of a target population. Weaknesses: The larger the population, the more difficult it is to sample randomly and becomes more impractial
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Describe self-selected sampling
Consists of those individuals who have conciously or unconciously determined their own involvement in a study. Eg Volunteers for studies/passers by for field studies
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Identify two strengths and two weaknesses of self-selected sampling
Strengths:1. Relatively convenient, and if made on the basis of informed consent, ethical. 2.The choice is not biased by the researcher. Weaknesses: 1. Often unrepresentative 2. Volunteers are unlike non-volunteers in many ways.
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Describe what is meant by quantitative data
Data that focuses on numbers and frequencies are known as quantitative data.
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Outline one strength and one weakness of collecting quantitative data using self-report techniques
Strength:provides information that is easy to analyse statistically and is fairly reliable. Weakness: Criticised for not providing an in depth description.
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Describe what is meant by qualitative data
Data that describes meaning and experiences are known as qualitative data
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Outline one strength and one weakness of collecting qualitative data using self-report techniques
Strength: Often high in validity. Provide a more in depth and rich description. Weakness: Not that reliable
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Describe three ethical issues relating to self report techniques
1. distress 2. personal questions (e.g.issues in health) 3. Right to withdraw
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Card 2
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Describe a strength and a weakness of rating scales
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Strength: Easily comparable whilst retaining control. Weakness: No reason as to why they put their answer
Card 3
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Describe a strength and weakness of open questions
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Card 4
Front
Describe a strength and weakness of closed questions
Back
Card 5
Front
Know what is meant by reliability
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