Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a unit of Hymes's SPEAKING model?

Accepted Answer

A)  situation 
B)  participants 
C)  ends 
D)  intentions 
A)  situation 
B)  participants 
C)  ends 
D)  intentions

Question 2

Explain with examples each of the following question types defined by James Spradley: descriptive questions, structural questions, and contrast questions.

Accepted Answer

Descriptive questions ask informants to

Question 3

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of audio- or video-recording interviews.

Accepted Answer

Audio- or video-recording interviews and

Question 4

A researcher's dress, language, body language, vocabulary, status, and gender might all affect the outcome of the interview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Respondents are research participants defined as being able to talk about others as well as about themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Descriptive notes record the specific methods an ethnographer uses to gather data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Typically, observational studies record and interpret individual and group behaviors in an experimental setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Qualitative data cannot be analyzed using computer software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A strength of focus groups is that researchers observe human communication in its natural settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Preconceived categories are essential for the analysis of qualitative data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Respondents are research participants defined as speaking only for themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Dell Hymes's ethnography of communication, a speech community is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of people who share common a language 
B)  the occasion when people talk 
C)  specific speech activities 
D)  the styles of speech used in specific situations 
A)  a group of people who share common a language 
B)  the occasion when people talk 
C)  specific speech activities 
D)  the styles of speech used in specific situations

Question 13

A disadvantage of qualitative research is that the reliability can be brought into question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain the differences between unstructured, semi-structured, and structured interviews.

Accepted Answer

Unstructured interviews come from the ne

Question 15

Name and describe the four relationships between researcher and informants identified by Gold.

Accepted Answer

The complete observer has no interaction

Question 16

Interviews generally consist of a series of questions asked by a researcher in order to elicit information he or she is interested in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The reliability of focus group results can be answered by running a second focus group and comparing the results with those from the first group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is an advantage of qualitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  The researcher's presence may impact results. 
B)  They are always easier and quicker. 
C)  They can be easily generalized. 
D)  They often have higher "real-life" validity. 
A)  The researcher's presence may impact results. 
B)  They are always easier and quicker. 
C)  They can be easily generalized. 
D)  They often have higher "real-life" validity.

Question 19

Analytic notes are the notes an ethnographer writes to make sense of or interpret raw data and observations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Dell Hymes's ethnography of communication, a communicative act is

Accepted Answer

A)  the occasion when people talk ______. 
B)  the goals of the communication 
C)  the specific speech activity that takes place 
D)  smaller units of speech within a speech event 
A)  the occasion when people talk ______. 
B)  the goals of the communication 
C)  the specific speech activity that takes place 
D)  smaller units of speech within a speech event

Which of the following is NOT a unit of Hymes's SPEAKING model?

Explain with examples each of the following question types defined by James Spradley: descriptive questions, structural questions, and contrast questions.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of audio- or video-recording interviews.

A researcher's dress, language, body language, vocabulary, status, and gender might all affect the outcome of the interview.

Respondents are research participants defined as being able to talk about others as well as about themselves.

Descriptive notes record the specific methods an ethnographer uses to gather data.

Typically, observational studies record and interpret individual and group behaviors in an experimental setting.

Qualitative data cannot be analyzed using computer software.

A strength of focus groups is that researchers observe human communication in its natural settings.

Preconceived categories are essential for the analysis of qualitative data.

Respondents are research participants defined as speaking only for themselves.

In Dell Hymes's ethnography of communication, a speech community is ______.

A disadvantage of qualitative research is that the reliability can be brought into question.

Explain the differences between unstructured, semi-structured, and structured interviews.

Name and describe the four relationships between researcher and informants identified by Gold.

Interviews generally consist of a series of questions asked by a researcher in order to elicit information he or she is interested in.

The reliability of focus group results can be answered by running a second focus group and comparing the results with those from the first group.

Which of the following is an advantage of qualitative methods?

Analytic notes are the notes an ethnographer writes to make sense of or interpret raw data and observations.

In Dell Hymes's ethnography of communication, a communicative act is

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Exam 13: Qualitative Understanding of Communication Behavior: Interviews, Focus Groups, and Ethnography

Which of the following is NOT a unit of Hymes's SPEAKING model?

Explain with examples each of the following question types defined by James Spradley: descriptive questions, structural questions, and contrast questions.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of audio- or video-recording interviews.

A researcher's dress, language, body language, vocabulary, status, and gender might all affect the outcome of the interview.

Respondents are research participants defined as being able to talk about others as well as about themselves.

Descriptive notes record the specific methods an ethnographer uses to gather data.

Typically, observational studies record and interpret individual and group behaviors in an experimental setting.

Qualitative data cannot be analyzed using computer software.

A strength of focus groups is that researchers observe human communication in its natural settings.

Preconceived categories are essential for the analysis of qualitative data.

Respondents are research participants defined as speaking only for themselves.

In Dell Hymes's ethnography of communication, a speech community is ______.

A disadvantage of qualitative research is that the reliability can be brought into question.

Explain the differences between unstructured, semi-structured, and structured interviews.

Name and describe the four relationships between researcher and informants identified by Gold.

Interviews generally consist of a series of questions asked by a researcher in order to elicit information he or she is interested in.

The reliability of focus group results can be answered by running a second focus group and comparing the results with those from the first group.

Which of the following is an advantage of qualitative methods?

Analytic notes are the notes an ethnographer writes to make sense of or interpret raw data and observations.

In Dell Hymes's ethnography of communication, a communicative act is

Getting Started: Possibilities and Decisions

First Decisions: From Inspiration to Implementation

Ethics: What Are My Responsibilities As a Researcher

You Could Look It Up: Reading, Recording, and Reviewing Research

Measurement: Research Using Numbers

Sampling: Who, What, and How Many

Summarizing Research Results: Data Reduction and Descriptive Statistics

Generalizing From Research Results: Inferential Statistics

Surveys: Putting Numbers on Opinions

Experiments: Researching Cause and Effect

Quantitative Understanding of Content: Content Analysis

Qualitative Understanding of Content: Rhetorical and Critical Analyses, and More

Research Results in Print and Online: Writing and Presenting for Scholarly and Other Publics

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