PSYC 406 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.3: Structured Interview, Interpersonal Attraction, Intellectual Disability

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 406
• Professor: David Vachon

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Directive interviews - the interviewer directed, guided and controlled the course of the interview. Nondirective interview - the interviewee determines the course of the interview with their answers. Selection interview - desig(cid:374)ed to eli(cid:272)it i(cid:374)for(cid:373)atio(cid:374) pertai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g to the i(cid:374)ter(cid:448)ie(cid:449)ee(cid:859)s qualifications and capabilities for particular employment duties. Diagnostic interview - centred o(cid:374) i(cid:374)ter(cid:448)ie(cid:449)ee(cid:859)s e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)i(cid:374)g, i(cid:374)terested i(cid:374) uncovering those feelings, thoughts and attitudes that might impede or facilitate the i(cid:374)ter(cid:448)ie(cid:449)ee(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:373)pete(cid:374)(cid:272)e. A method for gathering data or information about an individual. Can be evaluated in terms of standard psychometric qualities such as reliability and. Information is used to describe the individual, make future predictions, or both. validity. Involves the interaction of two or more people. A wide variety of professions depend on interviewing; interview skills are important in most professions that involve people. Interviewing also plays a part in out nonprofessional lives, e. g. parent-children interactions. All interviews involve mutual interaction whereby the participants are interdependent - they influence each other.