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Questionnaires are a written self-report technique where participants are
given a pre-set number of questions to respond to. Can consist of either:
• Closed questions - a pre-determined set of answers to choose from
• Open questions - where there is no restriction on how participants make
their response
Select the correct term
Disadvantages of Repeated Measures
1 Strengths of questionnaires 2
Design
3 Questionnaire 4 Aim
Don't know?
, Any method involving asking PPs
about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs
Self-report techniques
etc.
Questionnaires are a written self-
report technique where participants
are given a pre-set number of
questions to respond to. Can consist of
either:
Questionnaire
• Closed questions - a pre-determined
set of answers to choose from
• Open questions - where there is no
restriction on how participants make
their response
+ Cost effective
Strengths of questionnaires + Can gather large amounts of data quickly
+ Easy to analyse and generalise
- Can produce response bias
Weaknesses of questionnaires - PPs may misunderstand the question or read it incorrectly
- Demand Characteristics / Social Desirability may occur
+ Allows PPs to elaborate, greater insight
+ Produces qualitative data - depth and detail
Advantages & Disadvantages of
- People can miss them out as they can't be bothered to answer
an Open Question
them
- Harder to analyse
+ Quick and easy to answer
Advantages & Disadvantages of + Quantitative data is easier to analyse
a Closed Question - Not detailed or in depth answers
- Don't find out the meaning behind the answer
A live encounter (face to face or on
the phone) where one person asks a
set of questions to assess an
Interview
interviewees thoughts/experiences.
They can be structured, semi
structured or unstructured.
Made up of pre-determined questions and are asked in a fixed
Structured Interview
order.
Works like a conversation. There are no set questions. There is a
Unstructured Interview general aim that a certain topic will be discussed and interaction
tends to be free flowing.
There is a list of questions that have been worked out in advance
Semi-structured Interview but interviewers are also free to ask follow up questions or
deviate when they feel it is appropriate.
Double-barreled Questions They contain two options within a single question.
Identifies the purpose of the
investigation
Aim
AQA Psychology - Paper 2 / AQA A-level PSYCHOLOGY
7182/2 Paper 2 Psychology in context Merged Question
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EXAM 1 BRAIN STORY MODS EXAM ... BEHV 5613 - Video Study Guide: Sex... gsu biology 1104 FIN
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Practice questions for this set
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Questionnaires are a written self-report technique where participants are
given a pre-set number of questions to respond to. Can consist of either:
• Closed questions - a pre-determined set of answers to choose from
• Open questions - where there is no restriction on how participants make
their response
Select the correct term
Disadvantages of Repeated Measures
1 Strengths of questionnaires 2
Design
3 Questionnaire 4 Aim
Don't know?
, Any method involving asking PPs
about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs
Self-report techniques
etc.
Questionnaires are a written self-
report technique where participants
are given a pre-set number of
questions to respond to. Can consist of
either:
Questionnaire
• Closed questions - a pre-determined
set of answers to choose from
• Open questions - where there is no
restriction on how participants make
their response
+ Cost effective
Strengths of questionnaires + Can gather large amounts of data quickly
+ Easy to analyse and generalise
- Can produce response bias
Weaknesses of questionnaires - PPs may misunderstand the question or read it incorrectly
- Demand Characteristics / Social Desirability may occur
+ Allows PPs to elaborate, greater insight
+ Produces qualitative data - depth and detail
Advantages & Disadvantages of
- People can miss them out as they can't be bothered to answer
an Open Question
them
- Harder to analyse
+ Quick and easy to answer
Advantages & Disadvantages of + Quantitative data is easier to analyse
a Closed Question - Not detailed or in depth answers
- Don't find out the meaning behind the answer
A live encounter (face to face or on
the phone) where one person asks a
set of questions to assess an
Interview
interviewees thoughts/experiences.
They can be structured, semi
structured or unstructured.
Made up of pre-determined questions and are asked in a fixed
Structured Interview
order.
Works like a conversation. There are no set questions. There is a
Unstructured Interview general aim that a certain topic will be discussed and interaction
tends to be free flowing.
There is a list of questions that have been worked out in advance
Semi-structured Interview but interviewers are also free to ask follow up questions or
deviate when they feel it is appropriate.
Double-barreled Questions They contain two options within a single question.
Identifies the purpose of the
investigation
Aim
