Interviewing

When someone wants to discover how deeply someone would be comfortable with a proposition and they ask questions that bring the proposition closer to their own backyard, this is known as which scale?

Bogardus Social Distance

Which of the following is true about face-to-face interview?

Respondents are more likely to provide self-generated answers.

Which of the following is NOT a question to ask during analysis of data?

What individuals should we interview?

The interviewee needs to also do his/her homework. Which of the following is something your authors recommend to consider?

all of the above

The informational interview requires the interviewer to do three things immediately:

determine your goal, research the topic, and structure the interview.

Evasive strategies include all of the following except

embarrassment

true or false: A repeat question should be obvious and appear closely after the first time the question appears.

false

true or false: If you want the interview to be spontaneous, provide the questions to the interviewee prior to and interview broadcast.

false

true or false: In surveys, the interviewee is given a specific opportunity to refuse to take part.

false

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the ability criteria?

fear of risk

"If you were to vote today, for which mayoral candidate would you vote?" is an example of which of the following type of question?

learning

Systematic sampling can be done in the following ways:

random sample, skip interval sample, and stratified random sample.

If you select every tenth name from a telephone directory for a survey, you are using a

skip interval

If you have a target population such as senior citizens (65 years and older), which sampling technique may be best for you to employ?

stratified random

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for selecting interviewees?

talkativeness

In informational interviews, you must learn to deal effectively with

the emotional interviewee, the hostile interviewee, and the evasive interviewee.

true or false: It is appropriate to maintain a pleasant "poker face" when administering a survey.

true

true or false: The purpose of the informational interview is to get relevant and timely information as accurately and completely as possible in the shortest amount of time.

true

true or false: When establishing an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust, do not call the interviewee by first name or nickname.

true

Which of the following is a way to reduce hostility or avoid creating it?

use neutral, open-ended questions