Self report methods

• What are the two main types of self-report techniques?

  Questionnaires and Interviews
• What do self-report techniques ask participants about?

  Behaviour, attitudes, emotions, etc.
• What are the characteristics of questionnaires?

  • Written self-report technique
  • Pre-set number of questions
  • Can be administered in various ways
• What is a closed question?

  A question with a fixed response
• What type of data do closed questions produce?

  Quantitative data
• Give an example of a closed question.

  Do you exercise? Yes/No
• What is an open question?

  A question with no restriction on responses
• What type of data do open questions produce?

  Qualitative data
• Give an example of an open question.

  How does seeing dogs off-lead make you feel?
• What are the strengths and limitations of questionnaires?

  Strengths:

  • Easy to analyze and compare data
  • Can reach a large audience

  
  

  Limitations:

  • Social desirability issues
  • Poor response rates
  • Potential for leading questions
  • Misunderstandings without clarification
• What are structured interviews made up of?

  Pre-prepared questions in a fixed order
• How are structured interviews conducted?

  Face to face or over the phone/internet
• What characterizes unstructured interviews?

  No fixed questions, only a topic
• What is a semi-structured interview?

  Combines predetermined and unplanned questions
• Are semi-structured interviews named on the specification?

  No, they are not named
• What is the main advantage of semi-structured interviews?

  Flexibility to explore topics in depth
• How do structured, unstructured, and semi-structured interviews differ?

  • Structured: Fixed questions, fixed order
  • Unstructured: No fixed questions, flexible
  • Semi-structured: Mix of both styles