Exam 13: Interviewing

Thor wrote several items for a structured interview, one of which was "When was the last time you drove while under the influence of alcohol or drove while high on marijuana?" Given the question itself, what type of question would this be considered?

How does the role of an interviewer or moderator differ in one-on-one interviews, group interviews, and focus groups?

Kensington and Brady conducted an interview where they had a set list of question-topics that needed to be presented to respondents. The way in which the questions were worded had to be kept the same, but interviewers were allowed to vary the order of the questions, and they could ask follow up questions when the thought respondents' answers could be expanded upon. This interview best reflects a(n):

To limit under-reporting of sensitive information by interview respondents, a researcher can:

Why might telephone or face-to-face interviews sometimes be a better method of administering a survey than, for instance, online or paper and pencil surveys?

Leading questions in interview research have the potential to:

Compare unstructured and structured interviews. (a) What are the benefits and drawbacks of each, when is each structure best used, and how do they compare to one another; and (b) how are questions formatted or asked to respondents in each type of interview.