Assignment on Psychology PDF

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Introduction
Psychology is the study of human mind and their
respective behaviours (Creswell & Creswell, 2017). There are various approaches that
psychologists have used for conducting the psychological analysis (Padgett, 2016). For that
matter, this essay will attempt to discuss the various approaches that is usually applied in various
case studies and shall be explained against the various challenges in the present context.
Challenge one
Quiz one. The strength of choosing unstructured interviews
Unstructured interview method of data collection is also called as discovery interviews.
The following are the strengths of the unstructured questions in the context of this study
1) In the context of this study, this particular methodological approach is quite effective because
it allows flexibility of the questions. Ideally, the questions can be changed depending upon the
situation and the comfort level of the interviewee. For instance, a person who has anxiety issues,
faces difficulty in expressing their feeling due to stress the question can be changed to a
friendlier one that can allow them to speak their mind.
2) Unstructured interviews also offer the concept of data generated through both the qualitative
and the quantitative method. In essence, this notion allows the respondent to express their mind
in depth since they are capable of choosing their own words. In the context of this study, it
allows the researcher to develop a more sensible approach in understanding the person and
understanding the situation.
3) Finally, this particular approach offers an increased validity of the result since it offers an
interviewer the chance of probing deeper and getting an understanding of the individual and also
of the situation by allowing him or her to ask for clarification. For instance, in the story, the

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interviewer had the opportunity to ask the sampled population to elaborate more on the strategy
to cope up with the news that they have lost their jobs.
The weakness of unstructured interviews
1) Unstructured interviews tend to be quite time-consuming more often than not. In reality, the
interview needs to be trained so that they are aware of what they are expected to do with the
questionnaires and how to derive the answer from the interviewee, tactfully.
2) Training and hiring of the interviewers are extremely expensive as compared to other methods
of data collection such as the qualitative method. For instance, in this context, there is a need to
be trained so that they can have the skill and understanding of structuring the questions to be
answered by the interviewers. The questions are supposed to be quite effective so that need for
creating a rapport with the interviewee and understanding the nuances related to the correct
opportunity of probing in the process remains intact.
Quiz two. Reasons for training the interviewers prior to conducting the interviews
Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault (2015) reported that before interviewers can conduct an
interview, they must be trained in a proper manner so that they are all aware of the skills that are
needed in the field. The main purpose of the training the interviewers before conducting an
interview is to equip them with the necessary skills, principles, and basics procedures that are
vital in conducting an interview with aim of achieving high-quality, precise, accurate and desired
data. From that point of view, the interviewers are trained for the purpose so that they are
equipped with all the necessary and vital skills on how to create rapport and understanding the
best time to probe a candidate so that extract the maximum amount of relevant information to
arrive at a substantial conclusion is achieved.