The Problem of Verbal Reports in Recreation Research: Review, Recommendations, and New Directions

• Borrie, William T. ^[1] ; Roggenbuck, Joseph W. ^[2] ; Hull, R. Bruce ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Montana

     University of Montana

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University

     Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Tourism analysis, ISSN 1083-5423, Vol. 2, Nº. 3-4, 1998, págs. 175-183
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Recent work of cognitive and social psychologists has questioned the ability of subjects to accurately remember and report their experiences. This has particular significance for recreation research as the survey questions we ask of visitors change from more stable visit and group characteristics to reports of conditions, experiences, and feelings. Strategies exist to encourage accurate recall, particularly by minimizing the delay between event and reporting. The strengths and weaknesses of one such approach, the Experience Sampling Method, are discussed.