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An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by the interviewer to elicit facts or statements from the interviewee. Although interviews are a standard part of journalism and media reporting, the focus of this piece is on how interviews can be used as a tool for psychological research. Wikipedia articles on other types of interviews (e.g., 'exit interviews', 'psychiatric interviews' are linked at the end of this article in the section marked headed "Types of Interviews".