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How are interviews similar to tests? |
they are similar, interview is a spoken test, especially similar when standardized. they both gather information and data about an individual |
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Define interpersonal influence and interpersonal attraction. How are they interrelated? |
interpersonal influence is the degree you can influence someone a certain way while interpersonal attraction is the degree to which people are attracted to each other; they share a mutual understanding and respect to play off each other. |
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Define and note what types of statements should be avoided to elicit as much information as possible? |
avoid judgement- evaluating the thoughts, feelings or actions. evaluative statements: using terms such as good, bad, terrible, disgusting, etc. probing statements: asking "why" for more info. Hostile statements: directs anger toward the interviewee false reassurance: does nothing to help "it will be ok" |
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What is the main goal in interviewing? |
to keep interaction flowing, use open ended questions, be flexible. close ended brings convo to a halt and requires recall instead of spontaneous answers. |
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Define transitional phrase. If it fails, what responses should be used to continue the theme? |
Transitional phrase is used after the interviewee is done sharing their response to keep interaction going with minimal effort. interviewer gives an "yes", "oh i see". if transition fails, they will use the others.
verbatim playback: repeats exact words
paraphrasing and restatement: repeats response using different words
summarize: pulls together meaning of several responses
clarify response: clarifies response
empathetic statements: communicates interviewer knows how they feel |
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When should direct questions be used in an interview? |
With children, people with mental retardation, or when the interview time is almost up and more information is still needed. |
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using structured clinical interviews? |
Advantages: everyone gets same questions in same order, specified rules for probing so all interviewees are handled the same, offer reliability but no flexibility frequently used in research.
Disadvantages: requires cooperation (assumes the interviewee is being honest), relies exclusively on the respondent, making assumptions questionable. |
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What is the purpose of a mental status examination? What areas are typically covered? |
it is used to evaluate and screen psychosis, brain damage, and other major psychiatric and neuro difficulties. |
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Define general standoutishness. How does appearance play a role? |
Rate someone globally bad because they have one huge thing that stands out badly. Bad appearance (ex. tattoos) can make you think badly of the person in general |
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How much higher is interview reliability for structured interviews? |
2x as high. It does not provide a broad range but is reliable since unstructured are not reliable. |
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What is a major criticism of structured interviews? |
based on self report- can't always trust what people say. |
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What is social facilitation? Be prepared for examples. |
To act like people around us. ex: study seeing psychologists acting angry and professors were angry back to them. this is an interviewing technique. |
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What is the largest source of error in interviews? |
judgement bias |
