Self-report technique & design

Questionnaires and interviews are types of _______-_________ techniques.

Which of the following statements about questionnaires are true?

• They comprise of pre-written questions

• They can only collect quantitative data

• They can comprise of open and closed questions

• They can be structured or unstructured

• Participants respond verbally

Questionnaires are standardised to enable easy r__________ in future research.

__________ questions refer to questions in a questionnaire where participants are limited to choose from options provided by the researcher.

Which of the following could you see in a closed question?

• Likert scale

• Rating scale

• True or false tick boxes

• Extra space for you to write a detailed answer

Questionnaires often produce response bias. A particular form of response bias is acquiescence bias which is...

• the tendency to agree with items on a questionnaire regardless of the content

• the tendency to disagree with items on a questionnaire regardless of the content

• the tendency to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favourably by others.

Write your own open question.

Which of the following are appropriate evaluation points for the use of open questions in a questionnaire

• It is easier to collate, display and compare answers

• Researchers can obtain in-depth data

• Can lead to participant frustration

• Participants may provide answers outside of the researcher's focus which would be a waste of time and money

Interviews differ from questionnaires in that:

• They are typically face-to-face

• Participants respond verbally

• Answers may be audio/video recorded for later analysis

• Questions are always pre-written

A __________ interview refers to when the questions asked by the interviewer are pre-determined and in a set order.