Researchers Use Unstructured or Intensive Interviews in Field Research in Order

question 8

Multiple Choice

Researchers use unstructured or intensive interviews in field research in order to

• A) obtain easily tabulated data.
• B) obtain closed-ended responses.
• C) gain an in-depth understanding of respondent views and beliefs.
• D) minimize interviewer bias.

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Cues that inform the subject how he or she is expected to behave.

Unobtrusive Measures

Research methods that do not require direct interaction with participants, minimizing the potential for the researcher's presence to influence the results.

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what the experimenter expects to find or how participants are expected to behave.

Demand Characteristic

Features of an experimental setting that cause participants to guess the purpose of the study and change their behavior.