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Questionnaires and Interviews in Research

Study Edexcel Psychology questionnaire and interview questions by comparing question design, response detail, researcher control, reliability and validity.

Syllabus
2026
Course
Psychology XPS01/YPS01
Level
A2

Exam points

  • Identify open and closed questions and explain how their formats affect the responses participants can give.
  • Compare questionnaires and interviews by considering response detail, researcher control and consistency.
  • Evaluate reliability and validity using the wording, social desirability and flexibility of the method.

9.1.5 - Questionnaires and interviews question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

Daisy wanted to use a correlational research method to investigate whether aggression and exposure to media violence were linked. She decided to use a questionnaire to gather her data.

Give one closed question Daisy could use in her questionnaire. (1)

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