Deck 8: Qualitative Methods

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a sound qualitative method?

A) participant observation
B) random questionnaire
C) internet research
D) experiment

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is a feature of qualitative research designs?

A) a focus on communication techniques
B) use of nomothetic causal explanations
C) commitment to deductive reasoning
D) sensitivity to the subjective role of the researcher

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding participant observation?

A) Natural processes are studied in an experiment.
B) Natural processes are manipulated by the researcher.
C) It attempts to see the world as the subjects see it.
D) It observes people in the course of their organized activities.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is a limitation associated with covert participation?

A) Covert participants need to openly take notes or use obvious recording devices.
B) Covert participants must ask questions that will arouse suspicion.
C) Covert participants need to keep up the act at all times while in the setting under study.
D) Covert participants are unable to reveal their identities at the end of the research period.

Question 5

What is a researcher who: Easyngintensattempting to avoid?

A) abandoning research goals
B) adopting perspectives of regular participants
C) ceasing to evaluate observations critically
D) informing participants of personal research goals

Question 6

In order to develop and maintain relationships in the field, what does the text suggest doing?

A) being especially mindful of interactions early in research
B) avoiding transparency during interactions with subjects
C) being prepared to fake a social similarity with subjects
D) fully immersing yourself in the field

Question 7

In focus groups, the sample is usually ______.

A) anonymous
B) systematic
C) large
D) unrepresentative

Question 8

Wilson arranges with the manager of a fantasy baseball league to observe and interview members as part of his research. At the baseball ative fieldwork? concerns himself to other members of the fantasy league and they agree to let him observe the draft and allow themselves to be interviewed, although they do not allow him to join the league. What role is he acting in?

A) overt observer
B) participant observer
C) complete participant

Question 9

What is used to jog the researcher's memory when writing field notes?

A) mnemonic devices
B) jottings
C) transcripts
D) photographs

Question 10

Under what circumstances should a researcher use focus groups?

A) The issue is emotionally charged.
B) Respondents are unwilling to participate.
C) The sample size is considered small.
D) Consent has not been provided.

Question 11

When a researcher is sensitive to their influence on the research setting, they are practicing _______.

A) reflexivity
B) objectivity
C) gate keeping
D) covert observation

Question 12

Which term describes an individual changing their behavior as a result of being observed?

A) gatekeeping
B) reactive effects
C) sampling
D) personal dimensions

Question 13

The qualitative method of finding out about people's experiences, thoughts, and feelings is known as ______.

A) intensive interviewing
B) theoretical sampling
C) jotting
D) covert observations

Question 14

Which term describes the point at which a researcher ends subject selection because new interviews will yield little to no additional information?

A) grand tour questioning
B) the saturation point
C) probes
D) adaptive research

Question 15

A ______ is a setting or group that is treated by the analyst as an integrated social unit that must be studied completely and in depth.

A) case study
B) field note
C) subjective interview
D) adaptive research

Question 16

A researcher that uses qualitative methods to conduct research in a natural setting is known as a(n) ______.

A) case manager
B) focus group member
C) field researcher
D) interviewer

Question 17

A(n) ______ requires using participant observation over an extended period to study a culture.

A) ethnography
B) focus group
C) case study
D) experiment

Question 18

Studying online communities using ethnographic methods is known as a(n) ______.

A) netnography
B) ethnography
C) case study
D) intensive interview

Question 19

______ involves developing a sustained relationship with people while they go about their normal activities.

A) Participant observation
B) An experiment
C) A focus group
D) Community based qualitative research

Question 20

______ is a systematic approach to sampling that may emerge in the course of participant observation studies.

A) Theoretical Sampling
B) Community based qualitative research
C) Field notes
D) Netnography

Question 21

Which term refers to the personal, educational, and professional experiences that shape researchers' orientations?

A) positionality
B) netnography
C) subjectivity
D) participant observations

Question 22

The process of conducting ______ is also known as creating "a spiral of self-reflecting cycles."

A) participatory action research
B) community based qualitative research
C) positionality
D) in-depth interviews

Question 23

Which of these statements is most accurate regarding boundaries between the researcher and research participants?

A) Maintaining boundaries in qualitative research is uniquely important as it creates challenges.
B) Qualitative researchers are unfettered with boundaries as getting to know participates well is part of the process.
C) Boundaries between researchers and participants are easy to maintain and require few structured ruled.
D) The long-term relationships that researchers and participants form enhance boundaries and assist in the research process.

Question 24

Allowing participants to change their minds regarding participation and requiring researchers to continually check in with participants are essential parts of ______.

A) open consent
B) process consent
C) positionality
D) disclosure

Question 25

Qualitative researchers contribute to understanding the social world by observing and participating in natural settings and listening and engaging with others.

Question 26

Qualitative research projects often have the sole goal of developing the discrete parts of the social world.

Question 27

Qualitative methods are most appealing for research focused on historical issues.

Question 28

Case study research seeks to develop a thick description of the setting studied.

Question 29

Netnographies can focus on communities whose members are physically distant and dispersed.

Question 30

By observing people and interacting with them during their normal activities, field researchers seek to understand the artificiality of experimental design.

Question 31

The term participant observation actually refers to several different specific roles that a qualitative researcher can adopt.

Question 32

When a researcher does not participate in group activities and is publicly defined as a researcher, they are known as a complete observer."

Question 33

While engaged in the field, it is very important to try to take comprehensive notes.

Question 34

Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research when compared to experimental or survey research? Under what circumstances would a researcher choose a qualitative design?