self report

• what is a self report?


  the participant reveals personal information about themselves as a response to a series of questions
• types of self report


  interview

  questionnaire
• points to take into account when designing self report


  no leading questions

  avoid complex terminology

  being able to reword the questions

  piloting questions

  filler questions
• types of interview

  structured

  semi structured

  non structured
• structured


  interviewer reads out a set or prepared questions as they are written
• advantages of structured interview


  -interviewer doesnt have to be highly trained

  -responses are easy to compare
• disadvantages of structured interview


  responses by participants cannot be followed up by further questions to get more detail
• what is an unstructured interview


  no setlist of questions, an open conversation about the topic
• advantages of unstructured interview


  -rapport is more likely(they feel more comfortable)

  -can be followed up with additional questions
• disadvantages of unstructured interview


  -highly trained interviewer

  -comparisons will be difficult
• semi structured


  combination of prepared questions with ability to ask additional questions
• disadvantages of semi structured interview


  highly trained interviewer
• advantages of semi structured


  -easy to compare data

  -can use follow up questions

  -rapport is more likely