Question 1

Focus group dynamics are shaped by multiple social contexts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In cases where the administration of the stimulus is quite costly or otherwise not possible,a one-group pre/post test design might be used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ethnomethodologists take interest in investigating how people construct,prolong,and maintain their realities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Conversation analysis grew out of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) ecology 
B) economy 
C) epistemology 
D) ergonomics 
E) ethnomethodology 
A) ecology 
B) economy 
C) epistemology 
D) ergonomics 
E) ethnomethodology

Question 5

Define focus groups and outline how they differ from one-on-one interviews.

Accepted Answer

Focus groups are planned discussions des

Question 6

Interviews are typically more dynamic than focus groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The study of talk including how talk progresses,how it is facilitated,and how it may be impeded is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

conversati

Question 8

What is the difference between focus groups and interviews?

Accepted Answer

A) Interviews are typically more dynamic than focus groups. 
B) In the case of one-on-one interviews,the researcher may play a less active role than in focus groups. 
C) Focus groups need the least amount of planning compared to the other qualitative methods of data collection such as one-on-one interviews. 
D) In focus groups there is a concern that one or two participants might dominate the group,but this is not the case in one-on-one interviews. 
E) Group dynamics are emphasized in one-on-one interviews,but not in focus groups. 
A) Interviews are typically more dynamic than focus groups. 
B) In the case of one-on-one interviews,the researcher may play a less active role than in focus groups. 
C) Focus groups need the least amount of planning compared to the other qualitative methods of data collection such as one-on-one interviews. 
D) In focus groups there is a concern that one or two participants might dominate the group,but this is not the case in one-on-one interviews. 
E) Group dynamics are emphasized in one-on-one interviews,but not in focus groups.

Question 9

Which of the following is a weakness of focus groups?

Accepted Answer

A) More time consuming than one-on-one interviews to gather data from the same number of people 
B) Relatively expensive when compared to in-depth interviews 
C) Yields vague,incomplete data 
D) Yields no other data apart from the participant's direct responses 
E) No observations are made regarding the body language and group interactions between the participants 
A) More time consuming than one-on-one interviews to gather data from the same number of people 
B) Relatively expensive when compared to in-depth interviews 
C) Yields vague,incomplete data 
D) Yields no other data apart from the participant's direct responses 
E) No observations are made regarding the body language and group interactions between the participants

Question 10

Discuss how to moderate focus groups.

Accepted Answer

Focus groups also require skillful moder

Question 11

As the focus group gets rolling,moderators will play a more active role than in a one-on-one interview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_____ is the study of how people construct and sustain their realities through conversation and gestures.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is the study of how people...

Question 13

A(n)_____ is an experiment in which pre- and posttests are both taken but there is no control group.

Accepted Answer

A) static group comparison 
B) one-shot case study 
C) one-group pre/post test 
D) classic experiment 
E) Solomon four-group design 
A) static group comparison 
B) one-shot case study 
C) one-group pre/post test 
D) classic experiment 
E) Solomon four-group design

Question 14

Distinguish "true" experiments from pre-experimental designs.

Accepted Answer

In general,designs considered to be "tru

Question 15

Which of the following is a weakness of experimental research?

Accepted Answer

A) Experiments conducted in a lab setting are difficult to replicate than other methods of data collection. 
B) In experiments conducted in the lab settings,the researcher has no control over the conditions to which participants are subjected to. 
C) Experiments that are conducted in applied settings are subject to artificiality. 
D) Reliability is a problem with respect to experimental research. 
E) Problems of external validity might arise when the conditions of an experiment don't adequately represent those of the world outside the boundaries of the experiment. 
A) Experiments conducted in a lab setting are difficult to replicate than other methods of data collection. 
B) In experiments conducted in the lab settings,the researcher has no control over the conditions to which participants are subjected to. 
C) Experiments that are conducted in applied settings are subject to artificiality. 
D) Reliability is a problem with respect to experimental research. 
E) Problems of external validity might arise when the conditions of an experiment don't adequately represent those of the world outside the boundaries of the experiment.

Question 16

What are experimental groups?

Accepted Answer

A) They are the groups of people who conduct the experiment. 
B) They are the groups of people who act as spectators in the experiment. 
C) They are the groups of people who make observations with respect to the study and report it to the researcher. 
D) They are the groups of people who fund the study. 
E) They are the groups of participants who receive the stimulus in an experiment. 
A) They are the groups of people who conduct the experiment. 
B) They are the groups of people who act as spectators in the experiment. 
C) They are the groups of people who make observations with respect to the study and report it to the researcher. 
D) They are the groups of people who fund the study. 
E) They are the groups of participants who receive the stimulus in an experiment.

Question 17

Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis represent unique approaches to analyzing qualitative data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is true of conversation analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) It refers to the extent to which the conditions of an experiment adequately represent those of the world outside the boundaries of the experiment. 
B) It is a unique approach to analyze quantitative data. 
C) It refers to the extent to which the researcher can be confident that an experiment's stimulus actually produced the observed effect or whether something else caused the effect. 
D) It focuses on the construction of reality as opposed to the discovery of reality. 
E) Ethnomethodology grew out of conversation analysis. 
A) It refers to the extent to which the conditions of an experiment adequately represent those of the world outside the boundaries of the experiment. 
B) It is a unique approach to analyze quantitative data. 
C) It refers to the extent to which the researcher can be confident that an experiment's stimulus actually produced the observed effect or whether something else caused the effect. 
D) It focuses on the construction of reality as opposed to the discovery of reality. 
E) Ethnomethodology grew out of conversation analysis.

Question 19

Name the key strengths and weaknesses of experiments.

Accepted Answer

A strength of this method,particularly i

Question 20

Define and describe conversation analysis.

Accepted Answer

Conversation analysis grew out of ethnom

Focus group dynamics are shaped by multiple social contexts.

In cases where the administration of the stimulus is quite costly or otherwise not possible,a one-group pre/post test design might be used.

Ethnomethodologists take interest in investigating how people construct,prolong,and maintain their realities.

Conversation analysis grew out of _____.

Define focus groups and outline how they differ from one-on-one interviews.

Interviews are typically more dynamic than focus groups.

The study of talk including how talk progresses,how it is facilitated,and how it may be impeded is known as _____.

What is the difference between focus groups and interviews?

Which of the following is a weakness of focus groups?

Discuss how to moderate focus groups.

As the focus group gets rolling,moderators will play a more active role than in a one-on-one interview.

_____ is the study of how people construct and sustain their realities through conversation and gestures.

A(n)_____ is an experiment in which pre- and posttests are both taken but there is no control group.

Distinguish "true" experiments from pre-experimental designs.

Which of the following is a weakness of experimental research?

What are experimental groups?

Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis represent unique approaches to analyzing qualitative data.

Which of the following is true of conversation analysis?

Name the key strengths and weaknesses of experiments.

Define and describe conversation analysis.

Introduction

Linking Methods With Theory

Research Ethics

Beginning a Research Project

Research Design

Defining and Measuring Concepts

Sampling

Survey Research: a Quantitative Technique

Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Field Research: a Qualitative Technique

Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

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Exam 12: Other Methods of Data Collection Analysis

Focus group dynamics are shaped by multiple social contexts.

In cases where the administration of the stimulus is quite costly or otherwise not possible,a one-group pre/post test design might be used.

Ethnomethodologists take interest in investigating how people construct,prolong,and maintain their realities.

Conversation analysis grew out of _____.

Define focus groups and outline how they differ from one-on-one interviews.

Interviews are typically more dynamic than focus groups.

The study of talk including how talk progresses,how it is facilitated,and how it may be impeded is known as _____.

What is the difference between focus groups and interviews?

Which of the following is a weakness of focus groups?

Discuss how to moderate focus groups.

As the focus group gets rolling,moderators will play a more active role than in a one-on-one interview.

_____ is the study of how people construct and sustain their realities through conversation and gestures.

A(n)_____ is an experiment in which pre- and posttests are both taken but there is no control group.

Distinguish "true" experiments from pre-experimental designs.

Which of the following is a weakness of experimental research?

What are experimental groups?

Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis represent unique approaches to analyzing qualitative data.

Which of the following is true of conversation analysis?

Name the key strengths and weaknesses of experiments.

Define and describe conversation analysis.

Introduction

Linking Methods With Theory

Research Ethics

Beginning a Research Project

Research Design

Defining and Measuring Concepts

Sampling

Survey Research: a Quantitative Technique

Interviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Field Research: a Qualitative Technique

Unobtrusive Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Sharing Your Work

Reading and Understanding Social Research

Research Methods in the Real World

Filters