Deck 4: A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing

Question 1

The care that an interviewer takes to prepare actions,lines,roles,and routines in advance of the interview to put forth a specific planned appearance to the person is called

A)researcher reactivity.
B)self-conscious performance.
C)social interpretations.
D)full-channel communication.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Using email,message boards,or privately hosted bulletin posting areas to conduct an interview over the Web over a longer period of time with delays between responses is an example of

A)Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI).
B)Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
C)synchronous environments.
D)asynchronous environments.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

When a researcher uses a program to randomly select a respondent phone number and types full accounts of the informant's response into a computer,it is called

A)Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI).
B)Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
C)Web-Based In-Depth Interviewing.
D)Email-Based In-Depth Interviewing.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Dr.Greene asks his interviewee a question that asks her to respond simultaneously both political preference and gun control in a single question.The question creates a false dichotomy creating the idea that the response must be one of the other,not both,and is an example of a(n)

A)double-barreled question.
B)overly complex question.
C)affectively worded question.
D)overly simplified question.

Question 5

Dr.Natil is concerned his interview with a drug addict is going poorly.He asks a question about the addict's interests in high school to cool him off.This situation is an example of a(n)

A)extra question.
B)throwaway question.
C)probing question.
D)essential question.

Question 6

When an interviewer is fairly certain about the information he or she will uncover with the questions,a(n)_______ structure is useful.

A)semistandardized interview
B)standardized interview
C)creative interview
D)unstandardized interview

Question 7

A question that uses words that arouse negative emotions in the interviewee and risks shutting down the interviewee is a(n)

A)double-barreled question.
B)overly complex question.
C)affectively worded question.
D)overly simplified question.

Question 8

Dr.Addy is conducting an interview using Skype's instant message features.This situation is an example of

A)Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI).
B)Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
C)synchronous environments.
D)asynchronous environments.

Question 9

The simultaneous sending and receiving of messages through spoken words and unspoken actions is

A)researcher reactivity.
B)self-conscious performance.
C)social interpretations.
D)full-channel communication.

Question 10

Dr.Michaels is conducting a large longitudinal study of elementary-aged children born in 2009.He is using multiple interviewers,so a(n)_______ structure is ideal for collecting consistent data.

A)semistandardized interview
B)standardized interview
C)creative interview
D)unstandardized interview

Question 11

Dr.Gray asks a very long question that makes her interviewee unable to respond to the question in its entirety easily and simply.This question is a(n)

A)double-barreled question.
B)overly complex question.
C)affectively worded question.
D)overly simplified question.

Question 12

When interviewers use what they have heard to block their actions and control the interview process,they are performing the role of

A)interviewer as interviewer.
B)interviewer as actor.
C)interviewer as director.
D)interviewer as choreographer.

Question 13

When an interviewer assumes that questions are sufficiently comprehensive and simple to elicit all information relevant to the study's topics,all questions have been worded in a manner that lets the respondent clearly understand what is being asked,and the meaning of the question is identical to all respondents,the researcher will use a(n)

A)semistandardized interview.
B)standardized interview.
C)creative interview.
D)unstandardized interview.

Question 14

Dr.O'Neil thinks there is more to the story than his subject,a former anorectic,is sharing.She asks a(n)___________ to draw out more information.

A)extra question
B)throwaway question
C)probing question
D)essential question

Question 15

When an interviewer has a set list of questions but is expected to digress and probe for greater detail with additional questions,this is a(n)______ structure.

A)semistandardized interview
B)standardized interview
C)creative interview
D)unstandardized interview