PYC4804 ANSWERS ASSIGNMENT 04
2021
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, Answers
QUESTION 5 IS HIGHLIGHTED WITHIN QUESTION 4 IN PINK
Question 01
Rate: 5 Interview question 1 is formulated correctly if: (a) the question is not using
psychological jargon, and is formulated in everyday language (b) the question is not
leading (c) the question is not likely to elicit a socially desirable response (d) the question
is not likely to elicit a minimalist answer (e) the question is not ambiguous
The question is not formulated using psychological jargon and is framed in everyday, easy-
to-understand language which all respondents should be able to interpret and understand.
The question does not lead respondents to an answer or to answer the question in a
particular way – respondents are free to characterise themselves as either the kind of
person who displays a lively interest in the world around them or as the kind of person who
pays more attention to their own emotions and experiences. The question is not likely to
elicit a socially desirable response – there is no social imperative that dictates that being
someone with a lively interest in the world around them is more desirable than someone
who pays more attention to their own emotions and experiences. Neither of the responses
are therefore likely to make a respondent look more socially acceptable or desirable. The
question is not likely to elicit a minimalist answer – a minimalist answer is one that offers
less than the anticipated information. In this case the question seeks to elicit information
about whether an individual is primarily oriented inwardly (introverted) or outwardly
(extraverted). Asking an individual to characterise themselves either as someone who
displays more of an interest in the world around them or as someone who pays more
attention to their own emotions and experiences will elicit the information necessary to
distinguish between extraverted and introverted individuals. The question is also not
ambiguous and the way it is phrased should not leave respondents unclear about the
Written by Arishka
2021
DISTINCTION GUARANTEED
Written by Arishka
, Answers
QUESTION 5 IS HIGHLIGHTED WITHIN QUESTION 4 IN PINK
Question 01
Rate: 5 Interview question 1 is formulated correctly if: (a) the question is not using
psychological jargon, and is formulated in everyday language (b) the question is not
leading (c) the question is not likely to elicit a socially desirable response (d) the question
is not likely to elicit a minimalist answer (e) the question is not ambiguous
The question is not formulated using psychological jargon and is framed in everyday, easy-
to-understand language which all respondents should be able to interpret and understand.
The question does not lead respondents to an answer or to answer the question in a
particular way – respondents are free to characterise themselves as either the kind of
person who displays a lively interest in the world around them or as the kind of person who
pays more attention to their own emotions and experiences. The question is not likely to
elicit a socially desirable response – there is no social imperative that dictates that being
someone with a lively interest in the world around them is more desirable than someone
who pays more attention to their own emotions and experiences. Neither of the responses
are therefore likely to make a respondent look more socially acceptable or desirable. The
question is not likely to elicit a minimalist answer – a minimalist answer is one that offers
less than the anticipated information. In this case the question seeks to elicit information
about whether an individual is primarily oriented inwardly (introverted) or outwardly
(extraverted). Asking an individual to characterise themselves either as someone who
displays more of an interest in the world around them or as someone who pays more
attention to their own emotions and experiences will elicit the information necessary to
distinguish between extraverted and introverted individuals. The question is also not
ambiguous and the way it is phrased should not leave respondents unclear about the
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