Structured interviews
1. employ a guide that must be strictly followed
2. allow no flexibility in presentation or administration
3. entail a set of response categories that are rigid and cannot be changed
4. all of the above
The type of interview in which the interviewee is given a story containing a decision problem that they are asked to solve is
1. a diagnostic interview
2. an analytical interview
3. an ‘inquiring’ interview
4. a dilemma interview
The type of interview involving experts who are interviewed and later further consulted on more than one occasion is called
1. a clinical interview
2. a discursive interview
3. a Delphi interview
4. b and c above
Which of the following is one of the criteria of qualitative interviews?
1. they use open-ended questions only
2. question structure is not fixed but flexible
3. they are usually single interviews, questioning one person at a time
4. all of the above
Interviews have an advantage over questionnaires because they can handle more effectively
1. complex questions
2. questions that require reference to other sources
3. sensitive issues
4. all of the above
Interviews, as they are used in social research, differ from those employed in everyday life in that they are
1. prepared in a systematic way
2. controlled by the researcher
3. related to a specific research question
4. all of the above
Which of the following is NOT permitted in standardised interviewing?
1. to change the order of the questions
2. to repeat the questions liberally and at will
3. to change the question wording
4. all of the above
The type of interview in which the interviewer cannot change the content, order, and so on, of questions is
1. a standardised interview
2. a structured interview
3. an unstandardised interview
4. an unstructured interview
Interviews in which respondents are interviewed only once are
1. individual interviews
2. unique interviews
3. personal interviews
4. all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a criterion of qualitative interviews?
1. reflexivity
2. naturalism
3. standardisation
4. none of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of telephone interviewing?
1. it produces quick results
2. it can address large samples
3. it has a low refusal rate
4. it is relatively economical
Which of the following is NOT one of the disadvantages of telephone interviewing?
1. the identity of the respondents is not known
2. communication with the respondent is restricted due to the nature of the medium
3. some people have no telephones or have unlisted numbers
4. the interview environment cannot be fully controlled
Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of interviewing?
1. flexibility
2. easy administration
3. opportunity to record spontaneous answers
4. low cost
Which of the following is NOT one of the tasks of the interviewer?
1. approaching the respondents and arranging the time and date of the interview
2. performing the interview
3. getting the required response and answers to the specific question at all costs
4. observing ethical standards
Which of the following is NOT one of the appreciated qualities of the interviewer?
1. honesty, trustworthiness and self-control
2. intelligence, maturity and friendliness
3. capacity to get the interviews conducted even if the respondents resent it
4. sociability and social acceptability