whereas structured interviews are often considered intimidating due to their formality and can often make the interviewee subject to social desirability bias, a tendency for participants to answer questions inaccurately to suit response that can be viewed favorably by others.

Readability and validity of the unstructured interview

It is argued that the unstructured interview can sometimes be more valid than the highly structured interview. According to Gorden, more valid responses

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