Configure New Interview

Basic Information
This guides the interviewer's questioning strategy.
Interviewer (Claude)
Opus recommended for better probing and follow-ups.
Topic guide with flexibility. Most common qualitative interview format.
Use the Generate button to create a methodology-appropriate guide based on Creswell & Poth (2024).
Interviewee (AI Participant)
This is crucial - it defines who the AI will roleplay as.
Interview Settings
Number of question-answer exchanges.
Maximum response length per turn.
Behavioral Realism (Director Layer)

The Director Layer injects realistic human behaviors (contradictions, fatigue, emotional shifts) into the interviewee's responses.

Generate behavioral notes every N turns.

Spontaneous Behaviors
Push back on framing
Go off on memory tangents
Correct mid-sentence

Sensitive Topics
The interviewee will react more emotionally or defensively when these topics arise.
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