Self Report Techniques

What is a self report technique

A method in which someone is asked to state their own feelings, opinions, behaviours or experiences.

What are the types of self report techniques

Interview and Questionnaire

What is a questionnaire

Pre written questions in which the ppt responds. They use these to assess thoughts/feelings.

What are the two types of questions in a questionnaire

open and closed

What are the 3 types of interview

Structured, Unstructured and Semi Structured

What is a semi structured interview

A set list of questions but interviewer can ask follow up Qs

Strength of Questionnaires

Cost effective as they can gather a lot of data quickly as they are distributed widely. Also can take place without the researcher being there.

Limitation of Questionnaire

May suffer from social desirability bias.

Strength of Structured interview

standardised, so easy to replicate. Reduces differences between interviewers.

Weakness of Structured Interview

Can’t deviate from topic or explain questions therefore it limits the depth of the data

Strengths of Unstructured

Much more flexibility and will lead to more in depth data

Weakness of unstructured

May lead to interviewer bias.

Harder to analyse data.

May suffer from social desirability bias