1. Questionnaire
1.1. allow a great deal of data to be collected
1.2. Carefully fame the questions
2. Unstructured interview
2.1. Have topic to discuss
2.1.1. Lots of detailed information
2.1.2. High ecological validity
2.1.3. Difficult to summarise and analyse data statistically
3. Close questions
3.1. Provides quantitative data
3.2. Easy to est reliability
3.3. Lack ecological validity
3.4. Gathers limited infomation
3.5. P's may feel frustrated if can respond as the wish
4. Rating Scales
4.1. A scale from 0-10 where 0 is miserable and 10 is ecstatic, circle how happy you are
4.1.1. Direct quantitative data
4.1.2. Limited detail
4.1.3. Different interpretations of scale
5. Structured interview
5.1. Set of questions in the same order
5.1.1. Easier to gather quantitative data
5.1.2. Artificial so data gathered may be limited and superficial
6. Semi-structured
6.1. Has a list of question but can ask for clarification, i more friendly and sociable
6.1.1. Ask for clarification
6.1.2. More friendly and sociable
6.1.3. seen more trustworthy
6.1.4. Flexibility may lesson reliability
6.1.5. Difficult to analyse
6.1.6. Cause and effect cannot be inferred
7. Open questions
7.1. Provides detailed qualitative data
7.2. Increased validity
7.3. Removes negative feeling of being force to respond in a certain way
7.4. Harder to analyse and compare responses
7.5. Difficult to establish reliability
8. Likert
8.1. A statement and if they "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree"
8.1.1. Increased ecological validity as not just numbers
8.1.2. Can be turned into qualitative data
8.1.3. People are unlikely to to pick the extreme values
9. Semantic differential scale
9.1. Put two opposite words at the end of a scale of 7 or 5 (no more that 12 lines to avoid bored)
9.1.1. P's need reasonable vocabulary e.g children may not understand the words
9.1.2. may be cultural limitations
9.1.3. Open to interpretation
9.1.4. Forms quantitative data
9.1.5. Allows for a scale of options