Question 1

Mixed methods have been used more in academic disciplines than in applied fields.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Believing that using mixed methods would overcome problems that can occur when a research design is limited to one method is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) naive 
B) shrewd 
C) pessimistic 
D) balanced 
A) naive 
B) shrewd 
C) pessimistic 
D) balanced

Question 3

If the use of alternative measures means that the results do not converge,then that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) means that only quantitative or qualitative measures should be used 
B) could provide insights that could have been generated only through the use of mixed methods 
C) demonstrates a failure to generate statistically significant results 
D) shows that the wrong type of mixed-methods research design was used 
A) means that only quantitative or qualitative measures should be used 
B) could provide insights that could have been generated only through the use of mixed methods 
C) demonstrates a failure to generate statistically significant results 
D) shows that the wrong type of mixed-methods research design was used

Question 4

How can mixed-methods increase the likelihood that what is being reported as the findings are what is being reported?

Accepted Answer

A) They can enhance the reliability. 
B) They can help to identify the sequence of the research being conducted. 
C) They can suggest alternative research designs. 
D) They can increase the validity. 
A) They can enhance the reliability. 
B) They can help to identify the sequence of the research being conducted. 
C) They can suggest alternative research designs. 
D) They can increase the validity.

Question 5

What was the core argument underlying the paradigm wars?

Accepted Answer

A) Water rises to its own level. 
B) No punishment without no law means no legal system. 
C) There is a reality that can only be perceived versus one that can only be constructed. 
D) Too often,researchers lose their perspective on what they are studying. 
A) Water rises to its own level. 
B) No punishment without no law means no legal system. 
C) There is a reality that can only be perceived versus one that can only be constructed. 
D) Too often,researchers lose their perspective on what they are studying.

Question 6

The secondary method used in a mixed-methods project is written in all caps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Mixed methods research designs can vary by sequence and by priority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If research uses one method of analysis and the results raise questions about the same research that used a different research method of analysis,then this is research that used what kind of design?

Accepted Answer

A) staged mixed-methods 
B) integrated mixed-methods 
C) embedded mixed-methods 
D) mixed methods 
A) staged mixed-methods 
B) integrated mixed-methods 
C) embedded mixed-methods 
D) mixed methods

Question 9

Explain one of the ways that a multitrait-multimethod matrix could accomplish its goals.

Accepted Answer

-Could measure the same phenom

Question 10

A researcher had 500 people complete a survey,and then engaged in interviews with every 50th person,with the researcher giving a higher priority to the interviews,the researcher engaged in what kind of design?

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent mixed-methods 
B) universal mixed-methods 
C) integrated mixed-method 
D) staged mixed-methods 
A) concurrent mixed-methods 
B) universal mixed-methods 
C) integrated mixed-method 
D) staged mixed-methods

Question 11

Qualitative and quantitative research methods that are used in sequence and are given equal priority constitute a research project with mixed methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The paradigm wars emerged from linking qualitative methods to a positivist philosophy and quantitative methods to a collectivist philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

QUAN→QUAL means ______.

Accepted Answer

A) quantitative methods of measurement came before qualitative methods 
B) the primary method used in a mixed-methods project was quantitative 
C) the secondary method used in a mixed-methods project was qualitative 
D) the two methods were used concurrently and had equal priority 
A) quantitative methods of measurement came before qualitative methods 
B) the primary method used in a mixed-methods project was quantitative 
C) the secondary method used in a mixed-methods project was qualitative 
D) the two methods were used concurrently and had equal priority

Question 14

The use of a mixed methods research design can facilitate achieving the goal of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) generalizability 
C) authenticity 
D) all of these 
A) reliability 
B) generalizability 
C) authenticity 
D) all of these

Question 15

Measurement validity is enhanced when questions to be used in a structured quantitative survey are first refined through qualitative cognitive interviewing or focus groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An in-depth interview that used only open-ended questions but not closed-ended questions is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) quantitative 
B) qualitative 
C) both 
D) neither 
A) quantitative 
B) qualitative 
C) both 
D) neither

Question 17

Why might a researcher be inclined to use a mixed-methods design?

Accepted Answer

A) cost 
B) increases opportunities for collaborative research 
C) allows for the answering of multiple research questions 
D) obscures obvious results to reveal more obscure findings 
A) cost 
B) increases opportunities for collaborative research 
C) allows for the answering of multiple research questions 
D) obscures obvious results to reveal more obscure findings

Question 18

Measurement validity is enhanced when measures using different methods result in a similar picture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain the difference between the sequencing of a research method and a prioritizing of a research method.

Accepted Answer

Sequencing relates to when the

Question 20

When comparing research where one used an integrated mixed-methods design with one that used an embedded mixed-methods design,the significant difference that arose involved ______.

Accepted Answer

A) that in both research projects,the methods were of equal importance 
B) that in both research projects,both methods used were concurrent 
C) that in one research project,one methodology was given priority 
D) that in one research project,one methodology was concurrent 
A) that in both research projects,the methods were of equal importance 
B) that in both research projects,both methods used were concurrent 
C) that in one research project,one methodology was given priority 
D) that in one research project,one methodology was concurrent

Mixed methods have been used more in academic disciplines than in applied fields.

Believing that using mixed methods would overcome problems that can occur when a research design is limited to one method is ______.

If the use of alternative measures means that the results do not converge,then that ______.

How can mixed-methods increase the likelihood that what is being reported as the findings are what is being reported?

What was the core argument underlying the paradigm wars?

The secondary method used in a mixed-methods project is written in all caps.

Mixed methods research designs can vary by sequence and by priority.

If research uses one method of analysis and the results raise questions about the same research that used a different research method of analysis,then this is research that used what kind of design?

Explain one of the ways that a multitrait-multimethod matrix could accomplish its goals.

A researcher had 500 people complete a survey,and then engaged in interviews with every 50th person,with the researcher giving a higher priority to the interviews,the researcher engaged in what kind of design?

Qualitative and quantitative research methods that are used in sequence and are given equal priority constitute a research project with mixed methods.

The paradigm wars emerged from linking qualitative methods to a positivist philosophy and quantitative methods to a collectivist philosophy.

QUAN→QUAL means ______.

The use of a mixed methods research design can facilitate achieving the goal of ______.

Measurement validity is enhanced when questions to be used in a structured quantitative survey are first refined through qualitative cognitive interviewing or focus groups.

An in-depth interview that used only open-ended questions but not closed-ended questions is ______.

Why might a researcher be inclined to use a mixed-methods design?

Measurement validity is enhanced when measures using different methods result in a similar picture.

Explain the difference between the sequencing of a research method and a prioritizing of a research method.

When comparing research where one used an integrated mixed-methods design with one that used an embedded mixed-methods design,the significant difference that arose involved ______.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

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Exam 12: Mixed Methods

Mixed methods have been used more in academic disciplines than in applied fields.

Believing that using mixed methods would overcome problems that can occur when a research design is limited to one method is ______.

If the use of alternative measures means that the results do not converge,then that ______.

How can mixed-methods increase the likelihood that what is being reported as the findings are what is being reported?

What was the core argument underlying the paradigm wars?

The secondary method used in a mixed-methods project is written in all caps.

Mixed methods research designs can vary by sequence and by priority.

If research uses one method of analysis and the results raise questions about the same research that used a different research method of analysis,then this is research that used what kind of design?

Explain one of the ways that a multitrait-multimethod matrix could accomplish its goals.

A researcher had 500 people complete a survey,and then engaged in interviews with every 50th person,with the researcher giving a higher priority to the interviews,the researcher engaged in what kind of design?

Qualitative and quantitative research methods that are used in sequence and are given equal priority constitute a research project with mixed methods.

The paradigm wars emerged from linking qualitative methods to a positivist philosophy and quantitative methods to a collectivist philosophy.

QUAN→QUAL means ______.

The use of a mixed methods research design can facilitate achieving the goal of ______.

Measurement validity is enhanced when questions to be used in a structured quantitative survey are first refined through qualitative cognitive interviewing or focus groups.

An in-depth interview that used only open-ended questions but not closed-ended questions is ______.

Why might a researcher be inclined to use a mixed-methods design?

Measurement validity is enhanced when measures using different methods result in a similar picture.

Explain the difference between the sequencing of a research method and a prioritizing of a research method.

When comparing research where one used an integrated mixed-methods design with one that used an embedded mixed-methods design,the significant difference that arose involved ______.

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters