Deck 10: Qualitative-Interviewing

Question 1

is the most open style of interviewing:

A) unstructured
B) structured
C) quantitative
D) hybrid

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Qualitative interviewing by its very nature is:

A) subjective
B) objective
C) hard
D) easy

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is not utilized in the process of gaining access to formal organizations:

A) sponsor
B) cold call
C) letter
D) meeting

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not a type of interview used in qualitative research:

A) structured
B) semi-structured
C) unstructured
D) all of these types of interviews are used in qualitative research

Question 5

Both structured and semi structured interviews have standardized questions.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a type of focus group:

A) natural group
B) artificial group
C) contrived group
D) all of these are types of focus groups

Question 7

Reflexivity refers to objectivity in the interview process.

Question 8

A variety of approaches towards compensating research participants exist,one of the most rewarding is:

A) letting them see the data later
B) providing them with a stake in the project
C) using their information with no compensation whatsoever
D) none of these answers are correct

Question 9

Qualitative interviews are based on a deliberate plan but are inherently flexible.

Question 10

A structured interview schedule refers to a predetermined question and answer set.

Question 11

Qualitative data may be recorded through a variety of mediums.

Question 12

Studying how people think is not an appropriate topic of study for a qualitative interview.

Question 13

Focus groups are not typically of value in the qualitative interview process.

Question 14

Richness,meaning,and shared cultural values are important parts of the qualitative interview.

Question 15

As opposed to survey research,a qualitative interview is more:

A) data driven
B) interactive
C) difficult to do
D) linear

Question 16

Qualitative data analysis usually begins with data management and reduction.

Question 17

In relationship to the qualitative interviews,field notes should be written:

A) during the interview
B) weeks later
C) prior to the interview
D) promptly after completing the interview

Question 18

High-caliber qualitative studies:

A) retain richness
B) recognize meaning
C) do not lose track of context
D) all of these answers are correct

Question 19

Individual contribution to a topic of study is known as the structural functionist perspective.

Question 20

A great way to make sense of qualitative data is through:

A) thinking units
B) mental blocks
C) linear regression
D) none of these answers are correct

Question 21

The first step in gaining access to formal organizations is typically:

A) writing a letter
B) finding a sponsor
C) making a phone call
D) offering a financial reward

Question 22

Memoing is the process of:

A) taking notes during research
B) writing notes about the research process from beginning to end
C) challenging ones conceptions of data
D) recording field notes

Question 23

The primary advantage of the unstructured interview is that it provides:

A) more specific data
B) more numerical data
C) more interaction with participants
D) more breadth of information

Question 24

The most basic level of compensation for participating in research is:

A) a pat on the back
B) payments, goods, and services
C) a job offer
D) all of the answers are correct

Question 25

Atlas and NVIVO are examples of what:

A) random words
B) quantitative data analysis programs
C) qualitative data analysis programs
D) responses participants have given in qualitative studies

Question 26

Diachronic delivery of data starts at the beginning and progresses:

A) chronologically
B) backwards
C) evenly
D) randomly

Question 27

All the information a researcher logs in the context of the qualitative interview is known as the:

A) qualitative data bank
B) memo
C) data log
D) audit trail

Question 28

To understand the critical realist perspective,one most understand:

A) their stance on the nature of reality
B) the nature of morality
C) marxism
D) all of these answers are correct

Question 29

Structured interviews consist of:

A) spontaneously created questions
B) predetermined questions and answer sets
C) timed specific responses
D) questions in hierarchical order

Question 30

Most focus groups are interested in:

A) spontaneity and emergence of themes
B) gathering vast amounts of data
C) illicit specific participant response patterns
D) unblocking cognition

Question 31

Rapport is the process of:

A) connecting with participants
B) challenging participants
C) understanding oneself in the context of the participant
D) manipulating data to appease participants

Question 32

Which of the following is a line of questioning relating to qualitative interviews:

A) tree- and- branch approach
B) mountain and peak approach
C) ocean and sea approach
D) none of these answers are correct

Question 33

The relationship between synchronic questions and time is:

A) straightforward
B) non existent
C) linear
D) backwards

Question 34

Focus groups are especially useful in regard to learning about:

A) group dynamics
B) group process
C) group themes
D) all of the answers are correct

Question 35

Qualitative interviews are more effective than survey research in regard to:

A) validity
B) reliability
C) generalizability
D) reflexivity

Question 36

The primary purpose of the probe in a line of questioning is to:

A) prompt participants into providing more detail
B) scare participants from participating in research
C) make participants uncomfortable during research
D) challenge participants to change their answers

Question 37

Qualitative data interpretation is different than that of quantitative data interpretation in that it accepts:

A) multiple realities
B) survey data
C) idealist perspective
D) linear regression in all circumstances

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a framework for designing qualitative interviews:

A) diachronic
B) synchronic
C) tetronic
D) all of these are frameworks for designing qualitative interviews

Question 39

A clarification probe is used in order to:

A) better understand unclear material
B) push participants further
C) change a line of questioning
D) in structured interviews only

Question 40

The majority of survey research is conducted using this type of interview schedule:

A) structured
B) semi-structured
C) unstructured
D) random

Question 41

The first step in creating questions is typically what:

A) writing questions
B) determining whom you will interview
C) figuring out interview type
D) determining question format

Question 42

Grounded theory stems from:

A) quantitative techniques
B) analysis of patterns and themes
C) linear regression
D) diverse populations

Question 43

Follow up questions are typically used during which interview:

A) the initial interview
B) the second interview
C) the third interview
D) none of these answers are correct

Question 44

A qualitative interview involves participants and researchers:

A) interaction
B) negotiation
C) data analysis
D) none of the answers are correct

Question 45

Open Coding is also defined as:

A) brainstorming
B) data reduction
C) ground theory
D) qualitative note taking

Question 46

Unstructured interviews are typically best for what kind of study:

A) quantitative studies
B) qualitative studies
C) exploratory studies
D) correlational studies

Question 47

Participants are usually reluctant to participate in research studies when:

A) they aren't being paid
B) they do not know what is being done with the results
C) they feel threatened in someway
D) none of the answers are correct

Question 48

A primary advantage of the semi-structured interview when compared to the structured interview is that it allows:

A) more data to by gathered
B) unscheduled probes to be used
C) cognitive changed to take place
D) multiple topics to be studied

Question 49

The term substantive frame refers to:

A) The purpose of the interview
B) what you plan on doing
C) the depth of interview questions
D) the depth of interview questions D. none of the answers are correct

Question 50

Missing data in qualitative research serves as a type of:

A) analytical technique
B) focus groups
C) connector that accounts for what participants declined to mention
D) none of the answers are correct

Question 51

Unstructured interviews taking the following shapes:

A) conversational shape
B) flat shape
C) survey questions
D) none of the answers are correct

Question 52

Which of the following types of researchers have NOT historically used qualitative interviews:

A) criminologists
B) sociologists
C) anthropologists
D) chemists

Question 53

The best way to understand how and why people do things is to:

A) study them analytically
B) interact with them directly
C) observe them from afar
D) none of the answers are correct

Question 54

Thick descriptions describe action as well as understand what:

A) meanings of behaviors
B) meanings of text
C) quantitative results
D) none of the answers are correct

Question 55

A focus group is typically classified as a type of:

A) survey based research
B) qualitative interview
C) forced interaction
D) advanced analytical technique

Question 56

Gaining access to underground or illicit populations is best achieved through:

A) coercion
B) sponsors
C) luck
D) all of the answers are correct

Question 57

Metaphors and analogies in speech mark:

A) grounded theory
B) important concepts
C) structured interviews
D) epistemology

Question 58

Studying a topic such as robbery can best be accomplished through:

A) quantitative techniques
B) archived data
C) content analysis
D) qualitative interviewing

Question 59

Qualitative interviews can occur:

A) face to face
B) online
C) over the phone
D) all of the answers are correct

Question 60

Mode of data analysis depends on:

A) research objectives
B) analytical techniques
C) population being studied
D) types of notes taken

Question 61

In qualitative interviewing,these types of questions guide the interview process:

A) open-ended
B) close-ended
C) probing
D) main

Question 62

In a focus groups individuals are acquainted and have an existing connection.

Question 63

Before creating an interview schedule,a researcher ought to:

A) know who he/she is studying
B) create an outline
C) decided on the format of questions to use
D) all of the answers are correct

Question 64

interviews involve a mixture of pre-determined and created on the spot questions.

Question 65

The most basic level of compensation involves to research participants.

Question 66

Qualitative interviews are an important component of research.

Question 67

An interview consists solely of predetermined questions.

Question 68

The interview schedule for focus groups can be:

A) structured
B) semi-structured
C) unstructured
D) all of the answers are correct

Question 69

A method in which draft descriptions are used to check accuracy of work is referred to as:

A) grounded theory
B) member checks
C) audit trail
D) data mining

Question 70

Knowledge is typically constructed from:

A) a single perspective
B) multiple perspectives
C) the critical realist perspective
D) structural positivism

Question 71

The more connected one is to a group,the more of a they are.

Question 72

Semi-structured interviews are helpful when:

A) there is no other choice of interview technique
B) gang members are being interviewed
C) two or more people are doing the interviewing
D) a variety of interview questions are needed

Question 73

In a interview structure,time is irrelevant.

Question 74

involve interviewing multiple people simultaneously.

Question 75

The first step in gaining access to an organization or group of people is a finding a .

Question 76

A key feature of qualitative interviewing is:

A) data
B) validity
C) contextualization
D) regression

Question 77

refers to subjectivity in the research process.

Question 78

A method in qualitative interviewing used to check data involves looking for what type of cases:

A) obscure
B) positive
C) negative
D) irregular

Question 79

refers to how a researcher connects with participants.

Question 80

Questions do what in regard to participant's responses:

A) frame
B) nothing
C) contradict
D) motivate