Flashcards
Interviews
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- 1Unstructured interviewnot use any set questions but just have general areas for the interviewer to cover
- 2Semi-structured interviewonly some of the questions are set and the interviewer also has the freedom to explore issues in order to extend answers
- 3Structured interviewthe same questions in the same format will be asked to each ppt
- 4Strengths of interviewsCan gather more personal, in-depth data.
Can be standardised and repeated with a structured interview.
More qualitative data.
People more likely to talk than write (compared to questionnaires). - 5Weaknesses of interviewsHard to gather quantitative data and analyse.
Interviewees may feel uncomfortable - social desirability bias.
Subjective as interviewer needs to interpret data. - 6Examples of interviews within clinical psychologyVallentine et al (2010)
Becker et al (2002)
Dimitripoulos et al (2015)