Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
what are interviews ?
Answer: usually face-to-face conversations
2.
state a difference between an interview and a questionnaire
Answer: in an interview, the interviewer is contributing at the same time as the patient, but in a questionnaire, only the respondent/client is involved in answering the questions
3.
how does the interviewer contribute to the interview ?
Answer: the interviewer usuallly asks questions and the interviewee answers them, but sometimes the interviewee might ask questions or the interviewer might offer instructions, clarifications or responses of their own.
4.
describe another feature of interviews
Answer: interviews are often recorded (either audio-only or filmed). They can be transcribed (written down) later and analysed in detail.
5.
structured interview
Answer: have pre-determined questions -they don\'t sound or feel much like a normal conversation.
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
interviews generalisability
Answer: exclude pps uncomfortable to share info with researcher (embarassed of particular attitudes or ashamed by their mental disorder). pps variables: interviewees who are articulate (speak clearly) give more quality info. Interveiws can exclude people less articulate or can\'t express themselves. or speak a different language but translators can clarify questions or answers in semi-structured interview.
2.
intervies reliability
Answer: highly subjective: influenced by researcher\'s own personal impression of ppt. standardised procedures to ensure everyone gets asked the same questions worded in the same way in the same order. the more strcutured interview the more reliable. interviewers trained to ask questions in same way. interview can be repeated by a second interviewer (test-retest reliability). recorded interviews can be checked by other raters (inter-interviewer reliability).
3.
interviews application
Answer: useful for socially sensitive research as other methods cold or disrespectful.
4.
interviews validity
Answer: in-depth data on real life: help researchers understand person more thoroughly.
5.
interviews validity weaknesses
Answer: researcher effects / interviewer bias - (researcher influences answers given) : deliberate through leading questions, encouragement or body language; or accidental if people are attractive / hostile, different sex or race.
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
what are interviews?
Answer: usually face-to-face conversations
2.
describe a difference between an interview and a questionnaire
Answer: in an interview, the interviewer contributes at the same time as the interviewee, whils only the interviewee contrbutes in a questionnaire by answering set questions.
3.
how does the interviewer contribute to the interview ?
Answer: asking questions which the interviewee answers to. but sometimes the interviewee might aks questions or the interviewer might offer instructions, clarifications or responses of their own.
4.
give another feature of interviews
Answer: can be recorded (audio-only or filmed), then transcribed (written down) later and analysed in detail.
5.
what is a clinical interview ?
Answer: special type of interview made by a medical practitioner to assess health.
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
example of case study in clinical psychology
Answer: laverenne et al. (2013) psychotic patients with fragile boundaries
2.
what is ego boundary ?
Answer: awareness of distinction between what is real and what is not
3.
fragile ego boundary
Answer: cannot differentiate between own personal perceptions and feelings from those of others
4.
example of fragile ego boundary
Answer: fear of breaking apart, wish to be part of someone else
5.
aim
Answer: to investigate how out-patients use the group session to provide themselves firm boundaries and develop a sense of connectedness in order to combat lonely feelings
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
example of interview in clinical psychology
Answer: valentine et al. (2010)
2.
what was this interview about?
Answer: psyhco-educational group for detained offender patients
3.
aim
Answer: investigate usefulness of psychoeducation within group work for offender patients in a high security forensic hospital setting
4.
sample
Answer: 42 male offender patients
5.
psychoeducation sessions and duration
Answer: 20 sessions across 3 years
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
what is Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)?
Answer: a regulatory body that monitors practitioner psychologists
2.
character
Answer: credible character refences from people who know them for 3 years
3.
purpose of providing charactre references
Answer: to give an idea whether their character traits might be suitable for the role of a psychologist. whether any criminal cautions and convictions affect their suitability to practice
4.
health guideline
Answer: general health recorded into the database every 2 years
5.
purpose of health guideline
Answer: to assess whether any health issues affect their ability to practice safely
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
what is primary data ?
Answer: information gathered directly from participants
2.
what is secondary data?
Answer: evidence gathered by other researchers
3.
example of secondary data
Answer: accessing peer-reviewed articles or public access statistics
4.
advantages of primary data
Answer: data is up to date. designed to target the required information with purpose of being specific for the investigation. can know and evaluate how valid/reliable the research was and hence have a high level of control
5.
disadvantages of primary data
Answer: time consuming. ethical cosiderations in working directly with participants
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
what is grounded theory?
Answer: developing theory from research
2.
why is grounded theory different from the common scientific approach / method ?
Answer: the scientific method involves formulating a hypothesis and testing the theory, whereas grounded theory formulates a theory after gathering research evidence
3.
what does grounded theory involve?
Answer: gathering and analysisng qualitative data about topics of interest so theory emerges gradually from the data analysed
4.
step 1
Answer: identify area of behaviour of interest here information can be gathered from
5.
step 2
Answer: code it int some way until patterns appear
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