Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the art and logic of field research?

Accepted Answer

A) It is easily replicated. 
B) It is the most expensive data collection technique. 
C) It produces generalizable laws about human behaviour. 
D) It is usually conducted by a researcher alone or in a small team. 
E) It involves looking at a setting from a single point of view or perspective. 
A) It is easily replicated. 
B) It is the most expensive data collection technique. 
C) It produces generalizable laws about human behaviour. 
D) It is usually conducted by a researcher alone or in a small team. 
E) It involves looking at a setting from a single point of view or perspective.

Question 2

A cultural norm,such as knowing the appropriate distance at which to stand from others,is a specific example of

Accepted Answer

A) universal knowledge. 
B) naturalism. 
C) explicit knowledge. 
D) observational knowledge. 
E) tacit knowledge. 
A) universal knowledge. 
B) naturalism. 
C) explicit knowledge. 
D) observational knowledge. 
E) tacit knowledge.

Question 3

How should a researcher get ready to embark on a field research project?

Accepted Answer

A) Read the scholarly literature 
B) Develop a specific hypothesis 
C) Empty out his or her mind of preconceptions 
D) A & B 
E) A & C 
A) Read the scholarly literature 
B) Develop a specific hypothesis 
C) Empty out his or her mind of preconceptions 
D) A & B 
E) A & C

Question 4

During her field research project at a daycare centre,Sally Ann described social research to the daycare centre workers,told them about her own background,and ignored minor violations of official rules.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) normalizing social field research. 
B) use of small favours. 
C) negotiating with a gatekeeper. 
D) appearance of interest. 
E) attitude of strangeness. 
A) normalizing social field research. 
B) use of small favours. 
C) negotiating with a gatekeeper. 
D) appearance of interest. 
E) attitude of strangeness.

Question 5

Define the following:
-methodology

Accepted Answer

A collection of data collectio

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of a key informant?

Accepted Answer

A) Familiar with culture 
B) Shares the researcher's values 
C) Currently involved in the culture 
D) Can spend time with the researcher 
E) Nonanalytical 
A) Familiar with culture 
B) Shares the researcher's values 
C) Currently involved in the culture 
D) Can spend time with the researcher 
E) Nonanalytical

Question 7

What are five things a field researcher does? Briefly describe each one.

Accepted Answer

● Observes ordinary events,everyday acti

Question 8

Describe the criteria by which qualitative studies can be assessed that generally correspond to the quantitative concerns of validity,generalizability,reliability,and objectivity.How can the qualitative researcher be sure that each of these criteria is met in his or her research project?

Accepted Answer

● Credibility is concerned with how much

Question 9

A field researcher's jotted notes should

Accepted Answer

A) only include key words or short phrases to stir the memory. 
B) be written inconspicuously,especially for covert observation. 
C) never be a complete substitute for field notes. 
D) be written in a small notebook,the back of a pamphlet,or even on a napkin if necessary. 
E) all of the above. 
A) only include key words or short phrases to stir the memory. 
B) be written inconspicuously,especially for covert observation. 
C) never be a complete substitute for field notes. 
D) be written in a small notebook,the back of a pamphlet,or even on a napkin if necessary. 
E) all of the above.

Question 10

Dren Derob's field notes containing his observations of behaviour in a university computer lab contained the following observation: "Sandy appears very self-conscious of herself today ...she seems a little out of place ...I think she's nervous about something." What type of field note does this kind of observation refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Direct observation note 
B) Researcher inference note 
C) Jotted note 
D) Analytic note 
E) Personal note 
A) Direct observation note 
B) Researcher inference note 
C) Jotted note 
D) Analytic note 
E) Personal note

Question 11

Define the following:
-appearance of interest

Accepted Answer

A technique in field research in which a

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the practices qualitative researchers employ to enhance the credibility of research?

Accepted Answer

A) Prolonged engagement 
B) Member checking 
C) Audit trail 
D) Negative case analysis 
E) B and C 
A) Prolonged engagement 
B) Member checking 
C) Audit trail 
D) Negative case analysis 
E) B and C

Question 13

What is ethnography? Why is ethnography often considered a methodology rather than a method?

Accepted Answer

● Ethnography is basically describing a

Question 14

Define the following:
-jotted notes

Accepted Answer

In field research,what a resea

Question 15

What three factors are relevant when choosing a field site? Which of these three factors are most applicable to the beginner field researcher? Why?

Accepted Answer

● Three factors are relevant when choosi

Question 16

In the field,the researcher becomes an instrument that absorbs all sources of information.What sorts of things does a field researcher observe in order to collect good qualitative field data? Provide examples for each one.

Accepted Answer

● Physical surroundings and the physical

Question 17

Define the following:
-confirmability

Accepted Answer

A component of establishing tr

Question 18

Define the following:
-thick description

Accepted Answer

Used to establish the transfer

Question 19

Describe the various types of field notes that researchers take.What function does each type serve?

Accepted Answer

● Jotted notes: Written in the field,the

Question 20

Which of the following practices is best suited enhancing the confirmability of research?

Accepted Answer

A) Prolonged engagement 
B) Thick description 
C) Reflexivity 
D) External audit 
E) Negative case analysis 
A) Prolonged engagement 
B) Thick description 
C) Reflexivity 
D) External audit 
E) Negative case analysis

Which of the following statements best describes the art and logic of field research?

A cultural norm,such as knowing the appropriate distance at which to stand from others,is a specific example of

How should a researcher get ready to embark on a field research project?

During her field research project at a daycare centre,Sally Ann described social research to the daycare centre workers,told them about her own background,and ignored minor violations of official rules.This illustrates

Define the following: -methodology

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of a key informant?

What are five things a field researcher does? Briefly describe each one.

Describe the criteria by which qualitative studies can be assessed that generally correspond to the quantitative concerns of validity,generalizability,reliability,and objectivity.How can the qualitative researcher be sure that each of these criteria is met in his or her research project?

A field researcher's jotted notes should

Define the following: -appearance of interest

Which of the following is not one of the practices qualitative researchers employ to enhance the credibility of research?

What is ethnography? Why is ethnography often considered a methodology rather than a method?

Define the following: -jotted notes

What three factors are relevant when choosing a field site? Which of these three factors are most applicable to the beginner field researcher? Why?

In the field,the researcher becomes an instrument that absorbs all sources of information.What sorts of things does a field researcher observe in order to collect good qualitative field data? Provide examples for each one.

Define the following: -confirmability

Define the following: -thick description

Describe the various types of field notes that researchers take.What function does each type serve?

Which of the following practices is best suited enhancing the confirmability of research?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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Exam 13: Field Research

Which of the following statements best describes the art and logic of field research?

A cultural norm,such as knowing the appropriate distance at which to stand from others,is a specific example of

How should a researcher get ready to embark on a field research project?

During her field research project at a daycare centre,Sally Ann described social research to the daycare centre workers,told them about her own background,and ignored minor violations of official rules.This illustrates

Define the following: -methodology

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of a key informant?

What are five things a field researcher does? Briefly describe each one.

Describe the criteria by which qualitative studies can be assessed that generally correspond to the quantitative concerns of validity,generalizability,reliability,and objectivity.How can the qualitative researcher be sure that each of these criteria is met in his or her research project?

A field researcher's jotted notes should

Define the following: -appearance of interest

Which of the following is not one of the practices qualitative researchers employ to enhance the credibility of research?

What is ethnography? Why is ethnography often considered a methodology rather than a method?

Define the following: -jotted notes

What three factors are relevant when choosing a field site? Which of these three factors are most applicable to the beginner field researcher? Why?

In the field,the researcher becomes an instrument that absorbs all sources of information.What sorts of things does a field researcher observe in order to collect good qualitative field data? Provide examples for each one.

Define the following: -confirmability

Define the following: -thick description

Describe the various types of field notes that researchers take.What function does each type serve?

Which of the following practices is best suited enhancing the confirmability of research?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Filters