Unstructured interview
What Unstructured interview means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A topic rather than a schedule, with follow-up questions, producing rich qualitative data but low standardisation and difficult analysis.
An interview that is flexible and detailed but vulnerable to interviewer bias.
Topics that use Unstructured interview
- Research methods (AQA A-Level)
- Scientific processes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Closed questions
- Open questions
- Structured interview
- Absenteeism and productivity
- Abstract
- Aim
- Application of research to policy
- co-variables
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