Deck 8: Qualitative Research

Question 1

Qualitative researchers use deductive reasoning and hypothesis testing in the same way as quantitative researchers, only with words.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Qualitative data includes words, images, non-verbal communication, documents, and artifacts.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Most qualitative studies do not require Institutional Review Board approval.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Qualitative research is considered a part of the interpretist paradigm.

Question 5

For qualitative researchers, the setting of their studies are considered naturalistic.

Question 6

In qualitative research studies, random sampling is used to minimize the choice of using a participant that does not represent the target population.

Question 7

In contrast to quantitative studies, qualitative methodologies are primarily exploratory and descriptive.

Question 8

Ethnography explores the activities and relations within cultural groups.

Question 9

In contrast, qualitative researchers use different forms of interpretive analysis such as content analysis.

Question 10

Dependability can be established by using different methods. Splitting the data, and conducting audits.

Question 11

The use of persistent observation allows researchers to learn about the social setting while establishing a trusting relationship with participants.

Question 12

Which topics would be better suited for a qualitative research study?

A) The efficacy of a new dementia medication
B) The validity of a diagnostic tool for children suspected with Autism Spectrum Disorders
C) The caregiver experience of living with someone who needs chemotherapy
D) The evaluation of treatment methods for bronchitis

Question 13

Which is not considered a qualitative research approach?

A) Case study
B) Pretest-posttest control group
C) Ethnography
D) Narrative analysis

Question 14

Which statement is true?

A) A key belief of positivism is that the researcher is subjective and participatory.
B) Interpretivism requires the adherence to the belief of objectivity.
C) In qualitative research, subjectivity is seen as valuable and inevitable.
D) Quantitative researchers present their biases in a positionality statement.

Question 15

Which approach focuses on the realities associated with real contexts?

A) Naturalistic inquiry studies
B) Grounded theory
C) Action research
D) Phenomenology

Question 16

Which is an example of qualitative data?

A) The range of blood-glucose levels after consuming food
B) The use of facial expressions used by nurses with pediatric patients
C) Both The range of blood-glucose levels after consuming food and The use of facial expressions used by nurses with pediatric patients
D) Neither The range of blood-glucose levels after consuming food or The use of facial expressions used by nurses with pediatric patients

Question 17

Which technique is best suited to restore ethical dilemmas?

A) Negative case analysis
B) Referential adequacy
C) Reflexive journals
D) Peer debriefing

Question 18

Which qualitative concept is similar to external validity?

A) Credibility
B) Triangulation
C) Transferability
D) Dependability

Question 19

Which of the following paradigms best fits quantitative research?

A) Positivism
B) Interpretivism
C) Constructivism
D) Criticalism

Question 20

What is the best description of a qualitative researcher's role?

A) Interventionist
B) Detached
C) Participatory
D) Objective

Question 21

Which of the following terms used by qualitative researchers is comparable to the term internal validity used by quantitative researchers?

A) Confirmability
B) Dependability
C) Credibility
D) Transferability

Question 22

Which of the following sampling schemes is more likely to be used by qualitative researchers than quantitative researchers?

A) Random
B) Stratified
C) Purposeful
D) Population-based

Question 23

How are qualitative results reported?

A) Central tendency
B) Frequency of response
C) Summation
D) Thematically

Question 24

Which sampling scheme allows study participants to find and recruit additional participants?

A) Critical case
B) Snowball
C) Stratified Purposeful
D) Convenience

Question 25

Which of the following would be considered artifices in a basic qualitative study?

A) Unitized data cards
B) Blood-glucose levels
C) Photographs from a site
D) All of these

Question 26

Which sampling strategy is used when selecting participants base on their perceived value in addressing the research problem?

A) Homogenous
B) Theory-based
C) Extreme case
D) Critical case

Question 27

Which of the following activities is used to enhance credibility in a qualitative study?

A) Audit trails
B) Member-checking
C) Thick description
D) Thematic summaries