1. Interviews and Questionnaires

2. Interviews and Questionnaires
Have you ever had an interview?
Have you ever filled in a questionnaire?

3. Non-Experimental technique
No IV and DV
Both are a type of Self Report method
The data relies upon the participants reporting their own feelings

4. Method or Technique
Can be a research method, or used in another study (lab, field etc) as a technique.
At the end of the experiment to gain info about the participant’s experience
Any core studies?

5. Questionnaires
A set of questions designed to collect information from a large number of people
Can collect lots of data easily
Can access people’s thoughts

6. Types of Question (pg 158) Type Description Data Open Question
The participant can give any answer they wish
Quantitative
Closed Question
The participant makes a mark on a line to express the level of agreement with a particular view
Semantic differentials
There are a number of responses to a question which often demonstrate a degree of agreement
Qualitative
Likert scales
There are a set number of responses which the participant selects from

7. Questionnaire
Have a go at answering the questionnaire about eating habits
Identify the type of question
What issues did you encounter?

8. Evaluation of questionnaires
Pg 158
Cross out the wrong underlined word
Circle the tick or the cross

9. Interviews Which of the approaches in PY1 used interviews? Pg 159
Structured interviews
Unstructured interviews
There are also semi-structured (clinical) interviews

10. Evaluation of interviews
Decide whether the strengths and weaknesses apply to structured, unstructured, or both
What ethical issues can you see with interviews and questionnaires?

11. Validity and Reliability
Use the handout on validity and reliability, as well as sampling
Complete the blanks
Have a go at the exam style question.
Finish now if you can, otherwise for over Easter.