Questionnaires

What do questionnaires involve?

A pre-set list of written questions to which the participant responds.

Why do psychologists use questionnaires?

To assess thoughts and/or feelings.

What may a study consist of?

A question to find out about the kind of dreams a person way have or a long list of items designed to assess an individuals personality type.

What may a questionnaire be used as?

Part of an experiment to assess the dependent variable.

What are the 2 types of questions in a questionnaire?

Open and closed questions.

What do open questions not have?

A fixed range of answers.

What are respondents free to do in an open question?

Free to answer in any way you wish.

What do open questions tend to produce?

Qualitative data that's rich in depth and detail but may be difficult to analyse.

What does a closed question offer?

A fixed number of responses.

What type of data do closed questions produce?

Quantitative data

What's a good and bad thing about quantitative data?

It's usually easy to analyse but it may lack depth and detail.