Self Report measures

Self-report is an umbrella term that refers to which two methods of collecting data?

• Interviews and questionnaires
• open and closed questions
• Qualitative and quantitative
• Written and verbal

Do you eat breakfast? This is an example of?

• Fixed choice 
• Rating scale
• Open
• closed

What is the main difference between questionnaires and interviews?

• A questionnaire has only 10 questions
•  A questionnaire is written 
• A questionnaire takes longer
• _{People can't lie on a questionnaire}

In order to be ethical what should a researcher do when approaching a person to complete a self-report?

• Reassure them that their results do not matter
• Gain informed consent
• Be friendly so that the participant is relaxed
• Offer a financial incentive

With self-report measures, participants will often portray themselves in a good light.  This is called....

• Social denial
• Social lying
• Social desirability
• Response bias

Which of the following is an open ended question?

• How many times a week do you go the gym?
• Are you male or female?
• Do you enjoy going to the gym?
• Why do you enjoy going to the gym?

What is one disadvantage of using open ended questions?

• Data can be limited
• Data is not very detailed
• It is difficult to compare data and it is open to subjective interpretation
• Participants can give answers which truly reflect their feelings

What can be a disadvantage of closed questions?

• Data can be easily compared
• Some participants may miss out these questions as they are too time consuming
• It may reduce the validity of the data as participants are forced to respond to limited options which might not reflect their true feelings
• Data can be easily analysed

Which of the following types of interview is the most reliable?

• Semi-structured
• Unstructured
• Job 
• structured

Which of the following types of data is more likely to be subjective in its interpretation?

• An interview with mostly open-ended questions
• A questionnaire with mostly closed questions