Research methods part 3 (1)

Which of the following are self-report techniques?

• Questionnaires

• Correlations

• Interviews

• Laboratory experiments

What type of question is this: How do you feel about coming back to school?

• Open

• Closed

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Which of the following is a closed question?

• Describe your ideal holiday.

• How do you feel about horror films?

• Do you like dogs? Yes/No

• Explain why you would like to work for this company.

Which is the best definition of a Likert-type scale?

• A question that doesn't have pre-set responses

• A type of closed question where participants have to judge how much they agree with a statement

• A type of open question

• A type of closed question with a set of options to choose from

Which of the following is a strength of using open questions?

• They produce qualitative data so are difficult to analyse (subjective)

• They allow participants to explain their answers more freely so are likely to be more valid

• They don't allow participants to explain their answers so are more likely to be invalid

• They produce quantitative data so are easy to analyse (objective)

Which of the following is a weakness of using closed questions?

• They produce qualitative data so are difficult to analyse (subjective)

• They allow participants to explain their answers more freely so are likely to be more valid

• They don't allow participants to explain their answers so are more likely to be invalid

• They produce quantitative data so are easy to analyse (objective)

Which is the best definition of social desirability bias?

• A type of question that has pre-set responses

• Only certain types of people will return the questionnaire

• An interview that doesn't have pre-set questions

• When participants answer in a way that makes them seem acceptable to others, rather than their true answer

Which would be the most appropriate elaboration of the point: Questionnaire are ethical because people can quite easily choose not to complete them.

• This makes it hard to generalise the results.

• This means that they can be more cost-efficient.

• Therefore, participants can give informed consent.

• Therefore, the results may be invalid.

Which would be the most appropriate elaboration of the point: Respondents may misunderstand the questions and may answer in a way that doesn't represent their true views.

• This makes it hard to generalise the results.

• This means that they can be more cost-efficient.

• Therefore, participants can give informed consent.

• Therefore, the results may be invalid.

Select all types of interviews.

• Structured

• Unstructured

• Semi-structured

• Informal