self report design

• self report design

  a research methodology that relies on participants providing answers about themselves
• useful for studying subjective experiences, attitudes, and behaviors
• used in psychology research when researchers need to gather data from a large number of participants quickly
• advantages

  Efficient data collection: Researchers can collect information from many participants simultaneously
• advantage

  Direct access to participants’ perspectives: Participants provide insights into their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
• researchers use pre-set questions to collect data from participants
• advantage

  Efficient data collection: Researchers can collect information from many participants simultaneously
• advantage

  Direct access to participants’ perspectives: Participants provide insights into their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
• advantage

  Cost-effective: Self-report designs are relatively inexpensive compared to other data collection methods
• disadvantage

  Lack of objectivity: Researchers rely on participants’ subjective reports, which may be influenced by various factors
• disadvantage

  Response bias: Participants may provide socially desirable answers or misrepresent their true experiences
• disadvantage

  Recall bias: Participants might not accurately remember past events or experiences