Question 1

How should a researcher get ready to embark on a field research project?
A)Read the scholarly literature
B)Develop a specific hypothesis
C)Empty out his or her mind of preconceptions
D)A & B
E)A & C

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Question 2

Define the following:
-analytical memos

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Question 3

Which of the following practices is best suited to enhancing the transferability of research?
A)Thick description
B)Generalizability
C)Member checking
D)External audit
E)Negative case analysis

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Thick description, which involves providing detailed and comprehensive descriptions of research context, methods, and findings, is best suited to enhancing the transferability of research. This approach allows readers to understand and apply findings to other contexts beyond the original research setting. Generalizability, member checking, external audit, and negative case analysis are important practices in research but are not necessarily focused on enhancing transferability.

Question 4

Define the following:
-covert observer

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-covert observer...

Question 5

Define the following:
-complete participant

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Question 6

In conducting the field research components of her ethnographic study of a small religious group,Bethany Bennett sat in when members assembled for weekly meetings at elders homes,but did not engage in nightly prayer sessions.Which of the following best describes Bethany?
A)Complete observer
B)Complete participant
C)Semi-observer
D)Semi-participant
E)Semi-immersed

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Question 7

Define the following:
-direct observation notes

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-direct observation notes...

Question 8

Define the following:
-complete observer

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-complete observer...

Question 9

Which of the following practices is best suited enhancing the confirmability of research?
A)Prolonged engagement
B)Thick description
C)Reflexivity
D)External audit
E)Negative case analysis

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Question 10

Define the following:
-audit trail

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Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of a key informant?
A)Familiar with culture
B)Shares the researcher's values
C)Currently involved in the culture
D)Can spend time with the researcher
E)Nonanalytical

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Key informants do not necessarily need to share the researcher's values, as their role is to provide insights and information about the culture being studied. The other characteristics listed (familiarity with culture, current involvement in the culture, ability to spend time with the researcher, and lack of analytical bias) are all important for an effective key informant.

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the practices qualitative researchers employ to enhance the credibility of research?
A)Prolonged engagement
B)Member checking
C)Audit trail
D)Negative case analysis
E)B and C

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Question 13

Which one of Lincoln and Guba's (1985)criteria is most closely associated with the quantitative idea of reliability?
A)Confirmability
B)Credibility
C)Validity
D)Dependability
E)Transferability

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Dependability is the criteria that is most closely associated with the quantitative idea of reliability. Dependability refers to the consistency and stability of data over time and across different researchers or contexts, which is similar to the concept of reliability in quantitative research.

Question 14

In the field,__________ are digressions into theory that researchers in the field use to elaborate ideas in depth,while __________ are detailed notes about concrete events that are written in a way that permits multiple interpretations later.
A)researcher inference notes; jotted notes
B)researcher inference notes; personal notes
C)personal notes; researcher inference notes
D)direct observation notes; analytical memos
E)analytical memos; direct observation notes

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The first part of the sentence describes digressions into theory, which suggests that the notes in question are analytical in nature. This rules out choices A, B, and C. The second part of the sentence indicates that the notes are about concrete events and allow for multiple interpretations, which is typically associated with direct observation notes. Therefore, the correct answer is D) direct observation notes and analytical memos.

Question 15

Define the following:
-attitude of strangeness

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Question 16

Define the following:
-appearance of interest

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-appearance of interest...

Question 17

Define the following:
-credibility

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-credibility...

Question 18

Define the following:
-confirmability

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-confirmability...

Question 19

Define the following:
-dependability

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Question 20

Liam Lonely cut off communication with his friends and family in order to completely immerse himself in his role as a field researcher studying gang culture.Feeling lonely and isolated,Liam built a friendship with one of the gang members,Bobby Badseed.Soon,Liam stopped thinking of himself as a researcher and took on the role of a full-fledged gang member.Which of the following best describes Liam's change?
A)Naturalizing research
B)Normalizing research
C)Becoming a complete participant
D)Honest immersion
E)Going native.

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Liam's complete immersion in the gang culture to the point of considering himself a member and becoming friends with one of the gang members is a classic example of "going native." This term is often used in anthropology to refer to a researcher who becomes so involved in the community they are studying that they adopt many of their customs and ways of life, often at the expense of their own cultural identity.

Quiz 13: Field Research

How should a researcher get ready to embark on a field research project?

Define the following: -analytical memos

Which of the following practices is best suited to enhancing the transferability of research?

Define the following: -covert observer

Define the following: -complete participant

In conducting the field research components of her ethnographic study of a small religious group,Bethany Bennett sat in when members assembled for weekly meetings at elders homes,but did not engage in nightly prayer sessions.Which of the following best describes Bethany?

Define the following: -direct observation notes

Define the following: -complete observer

Which of the following practices is best suited enhancing the confirmability of research?

Define the following: -audit trail

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of a key informant?

Which of the following is not one of the practices qualitative researchers employ to enhance the credibility of research?

Which one of Lincoln and Guba's (1985) criteria is most closely associated with the quantitative idea of reliability?

In the field, are digressions into theory that researchers in the field use to elaborate ideas in depth,while are detailed notes about concrete events that are written in a way that permits multiple interpretations later.

Define the following: -attitude of strangeness

Define the following: -appearance of interest

Define the following: -credibility

Define the following: -confirmability

Define the following: -dependability