Lesson 1.1.4

1.1.4 Self-report: questionnaires and interviews Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 1

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What type of question produces numerical data by offering fixed response options?

    • Closed question
    • Unstructured question
    • Open question
    • Qualitative question

  2. What type of self-report question allows participants to answer in their own words?

    • Closed question
    • Rating scale
    • Likert scale
    • Open question

  3. Which scale asks respondents to indicate agreement level from strongly agree to strongly disagree?

    • Likert scale
    • Rating scale
    • Guttman scale
    • Semantic differential scale

  4. What type of scale uses opposite adjective pairs at either end of a continuum?

    • Likert scale
    • Fixed choice scale
    • Semantic differential scale
    • Multiple choice scale

  5. What format of interview follows a predetermined list of identical questions in a fixed order?

    • Semi-structured interview
    • Unstructured interview
    • Structured interview
    • Informal interview

  6. What interview type allows the researcher to freely ask new follow-up questions during conversation?

    • Unstructured interview
    • Structured interview
    • Standardised interview
    • Semi-structured interview

  7. Which self-report technique involves asking questions face-to-face or over a live call?

    • Case study
    • Questionnaire
    • Observation
    • Interview

  8. What term describes a tendency for participants to answer questions to present themselves favourably?

    • Demand characteristics
    • Acquiescence bias
    • Social desirability bias
    • Interviewer bias

  9. Dr Smith uses a 1 to 10 scale for participants to rate their stress. What measure is this?

    • Open question
    • Likert scale
    • Semantic differential scale
    • Rating scale

  10. A researcher combines fixed core questions with flexible follow-up probes. What interview style is this?

    • Unstructured interview
    • Structured interview
    • Semi-structured interview
    • Clinical interview

  11. A participant ticks agree to every question without reading them carefully. What bias is shown?

    • Confirmation bias
    • Acquiescence bias
    • Social desirability bias
    • Interviewer bias

  12. An investigator wants easily comparable, statistical data about exercise habits. Which question format is best?

    • Unstructured questions
    • Closed questions
    • Qualitative questions
    • Open questions

  13. A researcher unwittingly nods whenever a participant gives a specific opinion. What threat is created?

    • Observer drift
    • Acquiescence bias
    • Interviewer bias
    • Social desirability bias

  14. Why might a researcher choose open questions when investigating complex traumatic memories?

    • Easy statistical analysis
    • High standardised reliability
    • Detailed qualitative data
    • Elimination of bias

  15. A student sends 100 postal questionnaires and receives only 12 completed forms back. What problem occurred?

    • Demand characteristics
    • Low response rate
    • Order effects
    • Interviewer bias

  16. What is the main structural advantage of using postal questionnaires over face-to-face interviews?

    • Higher response rates
    • Zero participant distortion
    • Larger sample size
    • Deeper qualitative insights

  17. How can a researcher assess the internal reliability of a multi-item psychological questionnaire?

    • Ecological validity
    • Split-half method
    • Test-retest method
    • Concurrent validity

  18. A psychologist compares new questionnaire scores against established test scores for the same construct. What is tested?

    • Predictive validity
    • Face validity
    • Temporal validity
    • Concurrent validity

  19. Which method checks test-retest reliability of a self-report questionnaire over time?

    • Mann-Whitney test
    • Wilcoxon test
    • Correlation coefficient
    • Chi-square test

  20. Why might anonymous online questionnaires produce higher validity than face-to-face interviews?

    • Increased demand characteristics
    • Reduced social desirability
    • Greater researcher control
    • Higher attrition rate

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