Lesson 3.1.4.4.3

3.1.4.4.3 Interviews and questionnaires Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 4

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a structured interview?

    • An interview where every participant is asked the same fixed questions in the same order
    • An interview where the questions change for every participant so that each one feels unique
    • An interview carried out by post with a written reply that is sent back to the researcher
    • An interview where the participant leads the entire conversation and sets all of the topics

  2. What is an unstructured interview?

    • An interview with no fixed questions, where the conversation develops naturally
    • An interview with the same questions in the same order for everyone taking part
    • An interview carried out in writing with closed options for each question asked
    • An interview that is limited to a single yes or no question for each person

  3. What is a strength of a structured interview?

    • It allows the interviewer to change the questions at will during the talk
    • It gives very deep answers that cannot be compared in any reliable way
    • It needs no planning or preparation at all before the interview starts
    • It is easy to replicate and compare answers across participants

  4. What is a strength of an unstructured interview?

    • It is always easy to replicate in exactly the same way by any other researcher in the field
    • It can give rich, detailed information and allow follow-up questions
    • It needs no skill from the interviewer, since the questions are already written out in full
    • It gives answers that are always easy to compare across participants and across studies

  5. What is a weakness of unstructured interviews?

    • They always require participants to answer in writing rather than speaking aloud to the researcher
    • They can be hard to replicate and analyse because each interview is different
    • They cannot gather any information about the participant because the questions are open
    • They always produce answers that are too short to be of any real use in the research

  6. What is a weakness of structured interviews?

    • They always lead to answers that are biased in favour of the researcher
    • They may limit the depth of answers because the questions cannot be changed
    • They are always too expensive to carry out for a typical researcher
    • They cannot be used with more than one participant in a single study

  7. What is the main difference between a questionnaire and an interview?

    • A questionnaire is completed by the participant, while an interview involves a researcher asking questions
    • A questionnaire always involves more participants than an interview does in any single study
    • A questionnaire is always face to face while an interview is always carried out online instead
    • A questionnaire gives no written answers while an interview always produces written transcripts

  8. What is a closed question on a questionnaire?

    • A question with fixed answer options, such as yes or no or a rating scale
    • A question that invites a long and detailed written answer from the person
    • A question that the researcher answers for the participant on their behalf
    • A question that can only be answered in a face-to-face interview setting

  9. What is an open question on a questionnaire?

    • A question with a fixed list of yes or no answers to choose from
    • A question that is always answered on a numbered rating scale by people
    • A question that allows the participant to answer in their own words
    • A question that the researcher answers in advance for each participant

  10. What is a strength of questionnaires?

    • They allow the researcher to check the truth of every answer
    • They can be given to many people quickly and cheaply
    • They always produce very detailed personal answers
    • They cannot be affected by the wording of the questions

  11. What is a weakness of questionnaires?

    • Participants cannot misunderstand the wording of questions because the words are written down
    • Participants may give socially desirable answers or misunderstand a question
    • Participants always answer every question truthfully, so the answers are reliable and accurate
    • Participants always give long and detailed answers that the researcher can analyse easily

  12. A researcher asks, 'Do you agree that exercise is good for you? Yes or no?' What type of question is this?

    • An open question
    • A closed question
    • A structured interview question
    • A case study question

  13. A researcher asks, 'How do you feel about your revision timetable?' What type of question is this?

    • A closed question
    • A numerical rating question with a fixed scale
    • An open question
    • A leading question with a fixed answer

  14. Why might a researcher choose a questionnaire over an interview for a large survey?

    • It always gives more detailed answers than interviews in every case
    • It allows the researcher to observe body language of each participant
    • It removes the need for any sampling method in the survey design
    • It can collect data from many people quickly and at low cost

  15. Why might a researcher use an unstructured interview in an early stage of a study?

    • To make sure every answer can be compared directly with the others in a fixed and uniform way
    • To avoid collecting any personal information about the participants in the early stages
    • To ensure the study has no need for a hypothesis, since the interview will answer the question
    • To explore ideas and find out what matters to participants before setting fixed questions

  16. Which strength of an interview is related to the interviewer being able to clarify a question?

    • The interviewer must always stay silent during the interview and not speak
    • The participant has to answer without any help at all from the interviewer
    • The participant cannot be affected by the interviewer's clarification of a question
    • The interviewer can explain a question that the participant does not understand

  17. Which weakness of interviews is most closely linked to the interviewer?

    • Participants cannot be interviewed in a comfortable setting, so the answers are often rushed
    • Participants always know the exact aim of the interview, so they answer in a biased way
    • Interviewer bias, where the interviewer's tone or wording affects the answers
    • Participants may answer every question with a single word, which makes the data hard to use

  18. A questionnaire asks 'Do you agree that the new rules are fair?' What is the main problem with this question?

    • It contains no words at all, so it cannot be understood properly by the people answering
    • It is a structured interview question that should have been asked face to face instead
    • It is a leading question that suggests the answer the researcher wants
    • It is an open question that allows too many different answers to be compared in analysis

  19. Which statement about structured and unstructured interviews is most accurate?

    • Both types of interview are equally easy to compare and equally deep
    • Unstructured interviews are easier to compare, while structured interviews give more depth
    • Structured interviews are easier to compare, while unstructured interviews give more depth
    • Neither type of interview can be used in psychological research

  20. Which pairing matches a method with its main data type?

    • A questionnaire with open questions always produces numerical data only and never any written text at all
    • An unstructured interview always produces numerical data only, with no detailed description of responses
    • A questionnaire with closed questions and a structured interview with fixed questions often produce comparable data
    • A structured interview always produces data that cannot be compared between the different participants in the study

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