Self-Reports AICE Psychology

What is the definition of 'Quantitative'?

• Interpretation-based, descriptive, and relating to language

• Numbers-based, countable, or measurable

What is the definition of 'Qualitative'?

• Numbers-based, countable, or measurable

• Interpretation-based, descriptive, and relating to language

________ is a research method, such as a questionnaire or interview, which obtains data by asking participants to provide information about themselves.

• Self-report

• Observation

• Experiment

• Case study

________ is a research method that uses written questions.

• Questionnaire

• Interview

• Observation

• Experiment

________ are questionnaire, interview or test items that produce quantitative data. They have only a few, stated alternative responses and no opportunity to expand on answers.

• Closed questions

• Open-ended questions

• Subjective questions

• Descriptive questions

Which key term is defined as: 'Trying to present oneself in the best light by determining what a test is asking.'

• Social desirability bias

• Confirmation bias

• Observer effect

• Placebo effect

Which key term is defined as: 'Items put into a questionnaire, interview or test to disguise the aim of the study by hiding the important questions among irrelevant ones so that participants are less likely to alter their behaviour by working out the aims.'

• Filler questions

• Leading questions

• Open questions

• Double-barreled questions

What is a self-report in research?

• The researcher observes the participant

• The participants give the researchers information directly

• The researcher uses only experiments

• The researcher does not interact with participants

Unlike experiments, in self-reports, who finds the information out from the participant?

• The participant

• The researcher

• The observer

• The assistant

Name the two main techniques of self-reports.

• Questionnaire and Interviews

• Observation and Experimentation

• Case Study and Survey

• Testing and Sampling