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    Multiple choice questions, especially with pictures, are best for interviewing individuals with intellectual disabilities. Other methods like open-ended or yes-no questions can lead to unanswerable questions or response biases.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Research Methodology

    Background:

    • Interviewing individuals with intellectual disabilities presents unique methodological challenges.
    • Ensuring the validity and reliability of responses from this population is crucial for accurate research.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate different question formats for interviewing individuals with intellectual disabilities.
    • To identify questioning techniques that maximize response validity and minimize bias.

    Main Methods:

    • Employed alternatively worded or structured questions in interviews with three distinct samples.
    • Assessed question effectiveness based on answerability, agreement with caregiver responses, and freedom from systematic response bias.

    Main Results:

    • Open-ended questions were frequently unanswerable and exacerbated bias when supplemented.

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  • Yes-no checklists improved responsiveness but introduced significant acquiescence bias.
  • Multiple-choice questions, particularly those with visual aids, resulted in high proportions of valid answers.

    • Conclusions:

    • The design of interview questions significantly impacts data quality when interviewing individuals with intellectual disabilities.
    • Multiple-choice questions with pictures offer a promising approach for obtaining valid responses from this population.