Deck 14: Introduction to Qualitative Research

Question 1

Which of the following statements is not True?

A) Qualitative research preserves the form and content of human interaction.
B) Qualitative research is not empirically based.
C) The qualitative researcher is interested in the whole of the phenomenon under study.
D) Qualitative research aims for subjectivity.
E) The context in which qualitative data are collected cannot be imposed.

Answer 1

Qualitative research is not empirically based.

Question 2

Inductive analysis is:

A) the same as deductive reasoning.
B) achieved when researchers create distance between the research participants and themselves.
C) the discovery and development of theory as they emerge from qualitative data.
D) a type of control required for qualitative methods.
E) the replacement of operationalization in qualitative research.

Answer 2

the discovery and development of theory as they emerge from qualitative data.

Question 3

In qualitative research, research questions:

A) are quite similar to research questions for quantitative research.
B) provide the researcher with a focus.
C) give the researcher considerable latitude.
D) usually ask "how" or "what. "
E) all but a

Answer 3

all but a

Question 4

The model for qualitative research demonstrates:

A) the independent steps of the research process.
B) the linear process of the research process.
C) why the qualitative research process cannot be planned in its entirety at the beginning of the project.
D) the role of member validation.
E) c and d

Question 5

Match the components of the model for qualitative research with the descriptions:

- Credibility 

A) Identifies the goal of the research project and the concerns of the communicators.
B) Addresses the theories, previous findings, and conceptual framework related to the phenomenon the researcher wants to study
C) Helps researcher uncover what is unknown
D) Based upon the skills the researcher possesses or can learn.
E) Addresses the extent to which interpretations of the data are true, correct, and dependable.

Question 6

Match the components of the model for qualitative research with the descriptions:

- Research purpose 

A) Identifies the goal of the research project and the concerns of the communicators.
B) Addresses the theories, previous findings, and conceptual framework related to the phenomenon the researcher wants to study
C) Helps researcher uncover what is unknown
D) Based upon the skills the researcher possesses or can learn.
E) Addresses the extent to which interpretations of the data are true, correct, and dependable.

Question 7

Match the components of the model for qualitative research with the descriptions:

- Research methods 

A) Identifies the goal of the research project and the concerns of the communicators.
B) Addresses the theories, previous findings, and conceptual framework related to the phenomenon the researcher wants to study
C) Helps researcher uncover what is unknown
D) Based upon the skills the researcher possesses or can learn.
E) Addresses the extent to which interpretations of the data are true, correct, and dependable.

Question 8

Match the components of the model for qualitative research with the descriptions:

- Conceptual context 

A) Identifies the goal of the research project and the concerns of the communicators.
B) Addresses the theories, previous findings, and conceptual framework related to the phenomenon the researcher wants to study
C) Helps researcher uncover what is unknown
D) Based upon the skills the researcher possesses or can learn.
E) Addresses the extent to which interpretations of the data are true, correct, and dependable.

Question 9

Match the components of the model for qualitative research with the descriptions:

- Research questions 

A) Identifies the goal of the research project and the concerns of the communicators.
B) Addresses the theories, previous findings, and conceptual framework related to the phenomenon the researcher wants to study
C) Helps researcher uncover what is unknown
D) Based upon the skills the researcher possesses or can learn.
E) Addresses the extent to which interpretations of the data are true, correct, and dependable.

Question 10

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Macrolevel evidence 

A) This interpretation of meaning relies on tangible artifacts and is the most objective.
B) So broad that many similar data can belong to the same classification
C) Data can be identified at such a specific level that it stands on its own
D) Researcher develops an interpretation of qualitative data from his or her personal, subjective perspective
E) This interpretation of meaning relies on a mix of both objective and subjective elements

Question 11

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Researcher construction 

A) This interpretation of meaning relies on tangible artifacts and is the most objective.
B) So broad that many similar data can belong to the same classification
C) Data can be identified at such a specific level that it stands on its own
D) Researcher develops an interpretation of qualitative data from his or her personal, subjective perspective
E) This interpretation of meaning relies on a mix of both objective and subjective elements

Question 12

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Microlevel evidence 

A) This interpretation of meaning relies on tangible artifacts and is the most objective.
B) So broad that many similar data can belong to the same classification
C) Data can be identified at such a specific level that it stands on its own
D) Researcher develops an interpretation of qualitative data from his or her personal, subjective perspective
E) This interpretation of meaning relies on a mix of both objective and subjective elements

Question 13

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Contingent accuracy 

A) This interpretation of meaning relies on tangible artifacts and is the most objective.
B) So broad that many similar data can belong to the same classification
C) Data can be identified at such a specific level that it stands on its own
D) Researcher develops an interpretation of qualitative data from his or her personal, subjective perspective
E) This interpretation of meaning relies on a mix of both objective and subjective elements

Question 14

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Subjective valuing 

A) This interpretation of meaning relies on tangible artifacts and is the most objective.
B) So broad that many similar data can belong to the same classification
C) Data can be identified at such a specific level that it stands on its own
D) Researcher develops an interpretation of qualitative data from his or her personal, subjective perspective
E) This interpretation of meaning relies on a mix of both objective and subjective elements

Question 15

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Interdisciplinary triangulation 

A) Using a variety of data sources in one study.
B) Using researchers from a variety of disciplines to collect and interpret data in the same study.
C) Using several different researchers or evaluators in one study.

Question 16

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Investigator triangulation 

A) Using a variety of data sources in one study.
B) Using researchers from a variety of disciplines to collect and interpret data in the same study.
C) Using several different researchers or evaluators in one study.

Question 17

Match the following terms and their descriptions:

- Data triangulation 

A) Using a variety of data sources in one study.
B) Using researchers from a variety of disciplines to collect and interpret data in the same study.
C) Using several different researchers or evaluators in one study.

Question 18

Qualitative research is that in which data are analyzed for their qualities, not their quantities.

Question 19

Qualitative methods are also referred to as naturalistic research, ethnography, field research, or participant observation.

Question 20

Researchers using qualitative methods refrain from using discourse or text to capture data.

Question 21

Researchers using qualitative methods try to provide a degree of objectivity to their research report by minimizing the voice of participants.

Question 22

Because of its focus on subjectivity, qualitative research uses credibility rather than reliability and validity to evaluate the quality of data interpretation.

Question 23

Hypotheses are seldom used in qualitative research.

Question 24

Anything that the researcher can observe or capture can count as data in a qualitative study.

Question 25

Qualitative research relies on logic of formal and statistical arguments.

Question 26

Both quantitative and qualitative methods rely on empirical evidence.

Question 27

Describe subjectivity and its role in qualitative research.

Question 28

What is the role of theory in qualitative research?

Question 29

Why do researchers using qualitative methods generally prefer research questions to hypotheses?

Question 30

Explain the concept of mutual simultaneous shaping and its role in qualitative research.

Question 31

Explain why research questions that guide qualitative research are broadly stated and nondirectional. Give an example.

Question 32

Describe the criteria by which qualitative research questions are assessed.

Question 33

Explain the advantages and limitations of qualitative research.

Question 34

Describe three threats to credibility in qualitative research.

Question 35

One of the key differences between quantitative and qualitative research is how participants are selected to be studied. Explain this difference.

Question 36

Explain how researchers choose between using quantitative and qualitative research methods.