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In-person Interview Survey
An in-person interview is a survey administration mode involving direct, face-to-face contact between the researcher and respondent. While this approach yields the highest response rates and allows the interviewer to make important personal judgments about the respondent—such as in mental health evaluations—it is also the most expensive method to conduct.
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Research Methods in Psychology - 4th American Edition @ KPU
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When deciding which survey administration mode to use (such as in-person, telephone, mail, or internet), what two primary factors typically guide a researcher's choice?
In psychology research, the choice of how to deliver a survey depends on the study's specific goals and budget. Match each of the four primary survey administration modes to the description that best captures its method of data collection.
A researcher is studying the daily exercise habits of homebound senior citizens in a rural county where most residents do not have reliable internet access. True or False: Given these population characteristics and the need to reach homebound individuals, an internet survey is the most effective administration mode for this study.
Rank the following survey administration modes based on the level of researcher control over the data-collection environment (such as ensuring the correct respondent answers and follows the intended question sequence), from the most controlled to the least controlled.
A researcher is deciding between conducting in-person interviews and distributing an internet survey for a new study. Which of the following statements best describes a primary trade-off regarding budget and research goals that the researcher must consider when choosing between these two survey administration modes?
A researcher is designing a study on sensitive illegal behaviors and must select a survey administration mode. They conclude that _____ is the least appropriate choice because the physical presence of an interviewer is most likely to trigger social desirability bias, leading to less honest reporting.
Researchers primarily conduct surveys using four main methods: in-person interviews, telephone surveys, mail surveys, and _____ surveys.
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Which of the following is a key characteristic of an in-person interview survey?
Match each characteristic of an in-person interview survey with the specific research outcome or trade-off it produces.
A researcher is evaluating the trade-offs of using an in-person interview mode for a new psychological study. Order the following characteristics from the one that provides the most unique qualitative benefit to the researcher to the one that represents the most significant quantitative limitation.
A researcher correctly evaluates the in-person interview as the most appropriate survey administration mode when the study's success depends on achieving the highest possible response rate and making face-to-face judgments about the respondent, even though this requires accepting the highest financial cost of any administration method.
A researcher is developing a methodology to study the psychological well-being of a population that historically ignores surveys and requires deep clinical insight. Which of the following plans represents the most appropriate construction of an in-person interview study for this scenario?
Compared to other survey administration modes, in-person interviews typically yield the highest response rates but are also the most expensive to conduct.
A clinical researcher is designing a study to assess the psychological well-being of survivors in a remote village where literacy is low and internet access is unavailable. To ensure the highest possible participation rate and to allow for the observation of non-verbal cues such as affect and physical agitation during the assessment, the researcher should conduct a(n) _____.
Although direct, face-to-face contact in an in-person interview survey yields the highest response rates and allows for personal judgments about the respondent, researchers must accept that it is the most _____ administration mode to conduct.
A researcher is analyzing the methodological trade-offs of using an in-person interview survey for a clinical psychology study. Match each operational characteristic of this survey mode with its analytical implication for the study's design and resources.
A researcher is evaluating different survey administration design choices. Order the following methodological requirements from the one that most strongly justifies the high cost of choosing an in-person interview (Order 1) to the one that least justifies it (Order 3).