Our Interview

Interview

-Intro-

Hello, and thank you for taking your time to answer a few of my questions. I am collecting data for research into environmental interactions, technology use, and purchasing habits. Will it be alright if I use your responses and answers in my project. The data will be used confidentially for internal analysis only, and strictly for the purposes of this project to understand patterns and trends of behaviors. If you are unable to answer my questions feel free to let me know and we can move on. Before we start do you have any questions?

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-Warm Up-

So, where are you from? Do you like where you live?

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How do you feel about the environmental state of Earth?

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-Main Body-

• Topic 1. Environmental Interaction/Understanding
  • Q1: Do you think proper waste management skills are important? Why?

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Follow-up: Are you aware of preventative actions you could take to help the environment? What are they?

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• Q2: Do you feel as if your surroundings have ever influenced you to be more eco-friendly?

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• Q3: If you have the opportunity to use eco-friendly products such as a reusable bottle/mug vs a plastic water bottle, is being environmentally friendly important enough to you to use the items? Why?

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• Q4: What do you like the most and the least about utilizing reusable items such as reusable mugs and reusable bags?

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• Q5: What are the factors of reusable products that either impact the ease of use or make using these items difficult?

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• Topic 2. Interaction with Technology
  • Q1: What kind of applications do you use on your phone outside of social media applications?

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• Q2: Do you have any experience using apps that enhance your daily routine such as calorie tracker apps or fitness motivation apps?

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Follow-up: Do you feel more reluctant or willing to use applications to enhance your daily routine? Why?

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• Q3: Do you have any applications on your phone that provide you with incentivised awards? How do you feel about these rewards?

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• Q4: Describe a time when you used your phone to solve an information need.

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• Q5: Tell me about a time you used your cell phone in a shopping situation such as looking at a recipe while in the food store.

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• Topic 3. Shopping Habits
  • Q1: What kind of shopping do you engage in the most and why?

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• Q2: The last time you went shopping, did you make any conscious efforts to choose more environmentally friendly products?

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• Q3: Do you find yourself more inclined to use items or shop in certain ways when there’s an incentive behind it such as a free drink? Why do you think?

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• Q4: If reusable products were cheaper than regular items, tell me if it makes you want to purchase them more.

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• Q5: Tell me what went through your head the last time you were offered a reusable product and chose to use it or to not use it?

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-Closing-

How would feel about a phone application where you would be able to get incentives at stores for recycling objects at home?

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Follow Up: Do you think you would take advantage of this type of service? Why or why not?

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