- Interviewer asks and respondent answers most of time
- Only the respondents reveals feeling and opinions
- Interviewer is nonjudgmental and does not try to change respondent’s opinions or beliefs.
- Interviewer tries to obtain direct answers to specific questions most of the time
- Interviewer avoids making ritual responses that influence a respondent and also seeks genuine answers, not ritual responses.
- Respondent provides almost all information. Interviewer does not correct a respondent’s factual errors.
- Interviewer controls the topic, direction, and pace. He or she keeps the respondent on task, and irrelevant diversions and contained.
- Interviewer attempts to maintain a consistently warm but serious and objective tone throughout.
- Respondent should not evade questions and should give truthful, thoughtful answers.