How Do Semistructured Interviews Differ from Unstructured Interviews

question 109

Multiple Choice

How do semistructured interviews differ from unstructured interviews?

• A)In the semistructured format, clinicians develop their own methods of collecting necessary information; in the unstructured interview the clinician does not develop their own method of collecting unnecessary information.
• B)In the semistructured format, clinicians try to keep the client from straying from specific issues identified by the therapist as essential; in the unstructured interview these rules are not in place.
• C)In the semistructured format, clinicians rely on the organizational structure of a mental status exam; in the unstructured interview they do not use mental status exams.
• D)In the semistructured format, clinicians use questions that have been tested to elicit useful information in a consistent manner; in the unstructured interview they do not.

Understand the concept of spatial cognition and its components.

Familiarity with empirical evidence supporting theories of mental imagery.

Understand the principles proposed by Finke, including transformational, structural, spatial, and perceptual equivalence.

Recognition of the impact of implicit encoding on memory and image formation.

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