Questionnaires

• Questionnaires; Involves collecting data through having ppts respond to written questions (closed or open)

  Main Features;

  • Used as part of surveys
  • Data collected through ppts responding to written questions
  • Qualitative through open, quantitative through closed

  Closed question = questions which ppts respond a fixed yes or no

  Open question = questions which ppys answer in own words
• Questionnaires

  +Easy distribution (post or electronically), larger sample group = more representative, increases population validity

  +Increases reliability, can be repeated to check for consistent results

  -Increases social desirability, want to portray themselves in better light, lowers internal validity

  -Misinterpretation of questions by both the researcher and ppt