PYC4804
Review criteria notes
2021
1
, Understanding and applying the
review criteria to interview
questions / questionnaire items
Lack of clarity with regards to:
1. The Criteria contained in the rating scale &
3 2. The procedural knowledge necessary to assess
the interview question/questionnaire items.
There are 3 sets of criteria you need to consider when designing and
assessing interview questions/questionnaire items: Don’t need to
1. Criteria about the question/item’s formulation; know by heart.
2. Criteria about whether the question/item is grounded in theory; Know what to
3. Criteria about whether the question/item qualifies for practical use. look for
2
, 1. What does Not feel free to give an honest
psychological answer!
Example: Tax on cigarettes
jargon refer &alcohol = “isn’t it terrible the
to? way the prices on cigarettes just
keep going up and up?”
Jargon refers to 2. What makes a
domain-specific question a leading
language & question?
terminology.
ONLY those who have
This will give the respondent the
knowledge relating to
impression that the interviewer
that specific domain or
holds a negative view of the
field are likely to
issue, which may cause the
UNDERSTAND the
respondent to agree with the
language
interviewer (in order to look
good) even if they don’t agree.
It leads a respondent to a Rather state the question as
EXAMPLE: particular answer. The
Legal Jargon follows:
Do you know what PRIMA
question/item is framed “What are your views about the
FACIE CASE refers to?? that it primes the hike in prices on cigarettes and
Medical Jargon respondent – what would alcohol?”
Do you know what be preferred/favoured Don’t confuse
GANGLIONECTOMY refers
More
answer leading with
to?? social neutral
Psychology Jargon desirable!!
Noögenic neurosis?? 3
Review criteria notes
2021
1
, Understanding and applying the
review criteria to interview
questions / questionnaire items
Lack of clarity with regards to:
1. The Criteria contained in the rating scale &
3 2. The procedural knowledge necessary to assess
the interview question/questionnaire items.
There are 3 sets of criteria you need to consider when designing and
assessing interview questions/questionnaire items: Don’t need to
1. Criteria about the question/item’s formulation; know by heart.
2. Criteria about whether the question/item is grounded in theory; Know what to
3. Criteria about whether the question/item qualifies for practical use. look for
2
, 1. What does Not feel free to give an honest
psychological answer!
Example: Tax on cigarettes
jargon refer &alcohol = “isn’t it terrible the
to? way the prices on cigarettes just
keep going up and up?”
Jargon refers to 2. What makes a
domain-specific question a leading
language & question?
terminology.
ONLY those who have
This will give the respondent the
knowledge relating to
impression that the interviewer
that specific domain or
holds a negative view of the
field are likely to
issue, which may cause the
UNDERSTAND the
respondent to agree with the
language
interviewer (in order to look
good) even if they don’t agree.
It leads a respondent to a Rather state the question as
EXAMPLE: particular answer. The
Legal Jargon follows:
Do you know what PRIMA
question/item is framed “What are your views about the
FACIE CASE refers to?? that it primes the hike in prices on cigarettes and
Medical Jargon respondent – what would alcohol?”
Do you know what be preferred/favoured Don’t confuse
GANGLIONECTOMY refers
More
answer leading with
to?? social neutral
Psychology Jargon desirable!!
Noögenic neurosis?? 3
