Question 1

A joint interview is when several individuals complete a questionnaire in the presence of a researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Shulamit Reinharz labels the unstructured approach

Accepted Answer

A)  an "interviewee­guided" interview. 
B)  the "reality constructing" approach. 
C)  a quantitative researcher's optimal method. 
D)  an "interviewee­guided" approach and the "reality constructing" approach. 
E)  none of these 
A)  an "interviewee­guided" interview. 
B)  the "reality constructing" approach. 
C)  a quantitative researcher's optimal method. 
D)  an "interviewee­guided" approach and the "reality constructing" approach. 
E)  none of these A

Question 3

Structured and qualitative interviews do have all of the following in common,except:

Accepted Answer

A)  both include questions of interest to the researcher. 
B)  they both provide an opportunity for respondents to tell their life stories, as they understand them. 
C)  both rely on self reports. 
D)  in both cases, the interviewer manages the exchanges by asking questions or prompting the respondent. 
E)  neither offers simple ways to analyze data. 
A)  both include questions of interest to the researcher. 
B)  they both provide an opportunity for respondents to tell their life stories, as they understand them. 
C)  both rely on self reports. 
D)  in both cases, the interviewer manages the exchanges by asking questions or prompting the respondent. 
E)  neither offers simple ways to analyze data. B

Question 4

The key difference between a group interview and a focus group is

Accepted Answer

A)  how many individuals are involved. 
B)  the financial reimbursement offered to respondents. 
C)  the moderator's management of the discussion. 
D)  the number of questions addressed by the group. 
E)  the structure of the questions. 
A)  how many individuals are involved. 
B)  the financial reimbursement offered to respondents. 
C)  the moderator's management of the discussion. 
D)  the number of questions addressed by the group. 
E)  the structure of the questions.

Question 5

The advantage of an unstructured interview is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the researcher doesn't have to make up the interview questions. 
B)  they are relatively inexpensive. 
C)  it focuses on the respondent's understanding of the social world and allows the researcher to understand their viewpoints. 
D)  it helps the researcher to narrow the focus of his or her interests. 
E)  it allows the researcher to change his or her research questions during the interview. 
A)  the researcher doesn't have to make up the interview questions. 
B)  they are relatively inexpensive. 
C)  it focuses on the respondent's understanding of the social world and allows the researcher to understand their viewpoints. 
D)  it helps the researcher to narrow the focus of his or her interests. 
E)  it allows the researcher to change his or her research questions during the interview.

Question 6

Claudia is the director of an agency.She is the only one who can give the researcher permission to interview participants.Claudia is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  interviewer. 
B)  consenter. 
C)  informer. 
D)  gatekeeper. 
E)  facilitator. 
A)  interviewer. 
B)  consenter. 
C)  informer. 
D)  gatekeeper. 
E)  facilitator.

Question 7

A joint interview has one interviewer and two or more interviewees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Typically,ethical concerns are greater in qualitative interviewing because the personal identity of the respondent is known and because individually identifying data may be collected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Unstructured interviews

Accepted Answer

A)  start with a sense of what information is needed and formulate questions as the interview unfolds. 
B)  are fairly open. 
C)  are flexible. 
D)  lend themselves to people telling the researcher about their own lives. 
E)  All of these are true. 
A)  start with a sense of what information is needed and formulate questions as the interview unfolds. 
B)  are fairly open. 
C)  are flexible. 
D)  lend themselves to people telling the researcher about their own lives. 
E)  All of these are true.

Question 10

Typically,the analysis of interviews is

Accepted Answer

A)  intuitive. 
B)  inductive. 
C)  hypothetical. 
D)  deductive. 
E)  none of these 
A)  intuitive. 
B)  inductive. 
C)  hypothetical. 
D)  deductive. 
E)  none of these

Question 11

Semi-structured interviews are prepared ahead of time,and are infrequently modified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In standard interviews,the researcher has the flexibility to alter questions as needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Visual methods have limitations,including all of the following,except

Accepted Answer

A)  issues of privacy. 
B)  representativeness. 
C)  incompleteness. 
D)  questions of probability sampling. 
E)  access to digital equipment. 
A)  issues of privacy. 
B)  representativeness. 
C)  incompleteness. 
D)  questions of probability sampling. 
E)  access to digital equipment.

Question 14

An unstructured interview has the advantage of yielding comparable data from many respondents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A disadvantage of interviews conducted in groups is

Accepted Answer

A)  minority opinions can be suppressed. 
B)  group culture may make opinions more extreme than they would be otherwise. 
C)  it may be difficult for some group members to abide by premises of confidentiality. 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  minority opinions can be suppressed. 
B)  group culture may make opinions more extreme than they would be otherwise. 
C)  it may be difficult for some group members to abide by premises of confidentiality. 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 16

Imagine that you have been asked to work as an interviewer in a project looking at abusive parents.Think about your age,your sex,your social status and other issues related to bridging the "great divide." What are the difficulties you would anticipate in this project? Would you expect to get truthful answers? What advice can you lend to the sponsor or designer of the research about interviewers,the site of the interview and the general design of the interview instrument?

Accepted Answer

As an interviewer for a project on abusi

Question 17

An unstructured interview can also be thought of as "interviewee guided".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research has found that almost everyone prefers to be interviewed by

Accepted Answer

A)  young, White men. 
B)  middle-aged, White women. 
C)  older men. 
D)  Hispanic women of any age. 
E)  men, of any age. 
A)  young, White men. 
B)  middle-aged, White women. 
C)  older men. 
D)  Hispanic women of any age. 
E)  men, of any age.

Question 19

Qualitative interviews vary in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  number of times each respondent is interviewed. 
B)  the length of each interview. 
C)  the degree of structure of each interview. 
D)  the number of interviewees and interviewers participating in the session. 
E)  all of these 
A)  number of times each respondent is interviewed. 
B)  the length of each interview. 
C)  the degree of structure of each interview. 
D)  the number of interviewees and interviewers participating in the session. 
E)  all of these

Question 20

In Enos's research on Managing Motherhood in Prison,a semi-structured interview was appropriate because

Accepted Answer

A)  there was limited research in this area. 
B)  this sort of interview works well with groups with which the interviewer may be unfamiliar. 
C)  this sort of interview can be completed in less than 90 minutes. 
D)  this sort of interview provides flexibility yet organizes paths of investigation for the researcher to pursue. 
E)  this was an exploratory research project. 
A)  there was limited research in this area. 
B)  this sort of interview works well with groups with which the interviewer may be unfamiliar. 
C)  this sort of interview can be completed in less than 90 minutes. 
D)  this sort of interview provides flexibility yet organizes paths of investigation for the researcher to pursue. 
E)  this was an exploratory research project.

A joint interview is when several individuals complete a questionnaire in the presence of a researcher.

Shulamit Reinharz labels the unstructured approach

Structured and qualitative interviews do have all of the following in common,except:

The key difference between a group interview and a focus group is

The advantage of an unstructured interview is that

Claudia is the director of an agency.She is the only one who can give the researcher permission to interview participants.Claudia is a(n)

A joint interview has one interviewer and two or more interviewees.

Typically,ethical concerns are greater in qualitative interviewing because the personal identity of the respondent is known and because individually identifying data may be collected.

Unstructured interviews

Typically,the analysis of interviews is

Semi-structured interviews are prepared ahead of time,and are infrequently modified.

In standard interviews,the researcher has the flexibility to alter questions as needed.

Visual methods have limitations,including all of the following,except

An unstructured interview has the advantage of yielding comparable data from many respondents.

A disadvantage of interviews conducted in groups is

An unstructured interview can also be thought of as "interviewee guided".

Research has found that almost everyone prefers to be interviewed by

Qualitative interviews vary in terms of

In Enos's research on Managing Motherhood in Prison,a semi-structured interview was appropriate because

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Exam 10: Qualitative Interviewing

A joint interview is when several individuals complete a questionnaire in the presence of a researcher.

Shulamit Reinharz labels the unstructured approach

Structured and qualitative interviews do have all of the following in common,except:

The key difference between a group interview and a focus group is

The advantage of an unstructured interview is that

Claudia is the director of an agency.She is the only one who can give the researcher permission to interview participants.Claudia is a(n)

A joint interview has one interviewer and two or more interviewees.

Typically,ethical concerns are greater in qualitative interviewing because the personal identity of the respondent is known and because individually identifying data may be collected.

Unstructured interviews

Typically,the analysis of interviews is

Semi-structured interviews are prepared ahead of time,and are infrequently modified.

In standard interviews,the researcher has the flexibility to alter questions as needed.

Visual methods have limitations,including all of the following,except

An unstructured interview has the advantage of yielding comparable data from many respondents.

A disadvantage of interviews conducted in groups is

An unstructured interview can also be thought of as "interviewee guided".

Research has found that almost everyone prefers to be interviewed by

Qualitative interviews vary in terms of

In Enos's research on Managing Motherhood in Prison,a semi-structured interview was appropriate because

The Uses of Social Research

Theory and Research

Ethics and Social Research

Planning a Research Project

Sampling

Measurement

Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal, and Case Study Designs

Experimental Research

Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

Observational Techniques

Using Available Data

Content Analysis

Applied Social Research

Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis

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