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Psych - Self Report Studies
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- 1interviews-researcher/interviewer asks an individual questions and records their answers
-structured: questions are predetermined + asked in the same order
-unstructured: questions are free forming and open ended. only the topic is predetermined
-semi-structured: given an interview schedule with a list of general topics and an order - 2Structured interviews :( -too rigid -no opportunities for probing -lack depth, richness and detail -less detailedstructured interviews :)
-quick to complete and process
-easier to analyse
-easier to compare
-requires less training
-no questions omitted
-less danger of investigator effects - 3unstructured interviews :( -more danger of investigator effects -more training required -more time consuming -more likely topics will be omittedstructured interviews :)
-allows researcher to prompt n probe
-deeper, more detailed and richer data
-easier to develop new hypothosises - 4semi structured interviews-compromise between structured + unstructured
-unlikely that topics will be omitted
-Allows room for researcher to get more detailed info - 5Questionnaires-data is collected through writing in response to a set of predetermined
-can be administered via post or face to face
-open Q - qualitative data, answered in own words
closed Q -quantitative data, limited to selecting a response
normally start w/ quantitative and end w qualitative - 6Closed Qs :( -restricts range of answers -limits expression of opinionsClosed Qs :)
-quicker and cheaper to analyse
-easier to cover a large sample in a short space of time
-larger sample more respresentative - 7Open Qs :( -less practical -Qs take longer to process and analyse -larger amount of qualitative data -harder to cover a large sample -reduced population validity -hgarder to compareOpen Qs :)
-respondant not limited
-wider range of opinions - 8Postal :( -Low response rate -waste of resources -sample bias - not representative -lacks pop val -researcher not present to clarify misunderstandingPostal :)
-less pressure (no researcher)
-more likely to answer honestly
-less likelihood of SDE
-more internal validity - 9face to face :( -more pressure due to presence of an interviewer -less honest answers -greater likelihood of SDE -Lower internal validityface to face :)
-no issues w low response rate
-researcher can clarify misunderstandings
-may give more honest answers(?) - 10questionnaires :( -people may deliberately lie or unconsciously mislead (SDE) -problems with question phrasing (leading, overlapping, overly personal or complex , double headers) -not as first hand as observation(?)questionnaires :)
-enables researcher to gather data from a large sample in a small time
-Main method in social surveys
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- A level Psychology Flashcards on Psych - Self Report Studies, created by Elly Barrall on 17/12/2018.
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