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Interviews
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1What is an interview?
- Aa professional conversation with the goal of getting a participant to talk about their experiences, beliefs and perspective on a topic the researcher has decided.
- Ba moderated but unstructured discussion focused on a topic of interest.
2[blank_start]Structured:[blank_end] all questions predetermined by researcher.
[blank_start]Semi-structured:[blank_end] a list of questions that the researcher uses as a basis of discussing the topic.
[blank_start]Unstructured:[blank_end] a list of themes/topics with focus on conversational flow.- AStructured:
- BSemi-structured:
- CUnstructured:
3[blank_start]Standardised[blank_end] approach: ask participants the same set of questions in exactly the same way.
[blank_start]Open[blank_end] approach: interviews are exploratory; interviewees are active participants and interviews are a dialogue in which structure and meaning are negotiated.- AStandardised
- BOpen
4Which of the following are types of interview questions? (9)
- Aintroducing
- Bfollow up
- Cprobing
- Dspecifying
- Edirect
- Fhypothetical/indirect
- Gstructuring
- Hsilence
- Iinterpreting
- Jopen
5Interviews can include double-barreled questions.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Interviews should include a catch all question e.g. 'anything else you'd like to say?'
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Why use an interview? (3)
- Aprovides the opportunity for probing or follow up questions.
- Bprovides a detailed insight into experiences and perspectives.
- Ccollecting face-to-face data is less lonely for the researcher.
- Duseful for researching sensitive topics.
- Eeasier to analyse.
8Which of the following are issues with interviews? (3)
- Abias.
- Brapport.
- Cself discourse.
- Dresponses are too in depth.
- Eflexibility of responses.
9Bias refers to interviewer differences.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10[blank_start]Rapport[blank_end] is a sense of positive emotional connection between people; putting participants at ease and creating an environment where they feel relaxed, open and willing to answer questions.
- ARapport
- BFriendship
- CResearcher-participant relations
- Dself disclosure.
11[blank_start]Self disclosure[blank_end] is a process of communication in which one person reveals information about themselves to another (answering participants' questions rather than avoiding them).
- ASelf disclosure
- BRapport
- CResearcher-participant relations
12Which of the following are problems with avoiding participants' questions? (2)
- Ait adopts a purely exploitative approach to interviewees as a source of data.
- Bit does not enhance rapport
- Cit produces socially desirable responses.
13Strengths of using interviews include: (2)
- Aprovide detailed information about a topic of interest.
- Bprovides opportunities to probe participants for further information.
- Cquicker to analyse than textual data collection methods.
- Dquick method to collect the data.
14Weaknesses of using interviews include: (3)
- AInterviewer effects including bias.
- BInterviewing someone you know creates dual relationships.
- CParticipants may not understand the questions asked.
- DLow accessibility to participants with low literacy skills.
15The number of participants needed for interviews is:
- A3-10
- B3-6
- C10-15
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- Quiz on Interviews, created by Charley Cole on 03/05/2017.
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