Question 1

Summarize the idea of hit and run research and discuss the potential implications in engaging in research in this manner.

Accepted Answer

Answers should include how hit and run research' involvers researchers placing their own interests ahead of the community being studied (Hagey, 1997). This is also known as parachute research, an exploitative research activity where researchers who have no previous connection to, or involvement with the community come to the community, extract data and knowledge without due acknowledgment of local partners and collaborators and then disappear.

Question 2

There are no ethical concerns in observational research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Krystal is a researcher and an advocate for healthcare reform, her research on health disparities is used to advocate for this cause. What type of researcher is Krystal?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural critique 
B)  activist 
C)  parachute 
D)  ethnographic 
A)  cultural critique 
B)  activist 
C)  parachute 
D)  ethnographic B

Question 4

______ a researcher whose main primary political allegiance is to the academy, and to the knowledge from research, not to the relationship established with the organized group of people being studied.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural critique 
B)  Activist 
C)  Parachute 
D)  Ethnographic 
A)  Cultural critique 
B)  Activist 
C)  Parachute 
D)  Ethnographic

Question 5

______ refers to the understandings that exist within a social group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Insider knowledge 
B)  Exoc 
C)  Etic 
D)  Emic 
A)  Insider knowledge 
B)  Exoc 
C)  Etic 
D)  Emic

Question 6

Level of reactivity is reduced during longer observational periods for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  rapport is established 
B)  novel stimuli fades into the background 
C)  the observation becomes more structured 
D)  inability to maintain a false front 
A)  rapport is established 
B)  novel stimuli fades into the background 
C)  the observation becomes more structured 
D)  inability to maintain a false front

Question 7

Compare and contrast "cultural critique" vs "activist research" and discuss the advantages and disadvantages to each approach.

Accepted Answer

"Cultural critique" refers to researcher

Question 8

Compare and contrast the different coding schemes in observational research and discuss the appropriate time to use each system.

Accepted Answer

Answers should discuss how there are two

Question 9

When researchers posed as pseudo-patients in a mental hospital only the real patients recognized that they weren't schizophrenic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

______ combines the self-reflection of autobiography with the cultural analysis that is integral to ethnography.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnobiography 
B)  Autoethnography 
C)  New ethnographies 
D)  Cultural biographies 
A)  Ethnobiography 
B)  Autoethnography 
C)  New ethnographies 
D)  Cultural biographies

Question 11

Alvin joins a fraternity to observe college Greek culture as part of his senior thesis project, he does not disclose his research intent to his fraternity brothers. What type of research role is Alvin engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  covert observer 
B)  complete observer 
C)  complete participant 
D)  covert participant 
A)  covert observer 
B)  complete observer 
C)  complete participant 
D)  covert participant

Question 12

Parachute research is an exploitative research activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Mona is engaging in observation research of the romantic lives of celebrities, she is filming their interactions over the course of a year. The participants are aware of the filming and know that an edited version of the year will be released in a popular television series. How much should Mona be concerned about reactivity and can Mona minimize reactivity in this context.

Accepted Answer

Mona should be significantly concerned a

Question 14

______ notes are hunches, hypotheses, poststructuralist connections, critiques of what I am doing/thinking/seeing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Methodological 
B)  Personal 
C)  Theoretical 
D)  Observation 
A)  Methodological 
B)  Personal 
C)  Theoretical 
D)  Observation

Question 15

______ refers to a manual that outlines the rules that will be used to structure the coding of textual, visual, or audio observations in a manner that helps to improve the validity and reliability of the coding classifications made.

Accepted Answer

A)  Classification manual 
B)  Observation rule book 
C)  Research manual 
D)  Coding scheme 
A)  Classification manual 
B)  Observation rule book 
C)  Research manual 
D)  Coding scheme

Question 16

Festinger's study on a doomsday group involved research team members joining the group and observing from the inside. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  covert observation 
B)  complete observation 
C)  partial participation 
D)  participant research 
A)  covert observation 
B)  complete observation 
C)  partial participation 
D)  participant research

Question 17

Researchers who identify themselves as being engaged in observational research are engaging in a ______ role.

Accepted Answer

A)  overt observation 
B)  complete observer 
C)  complete participant 
D)  participant researcher 
A)  overt observation 
B)  complete observer 
C)  complete participant 
D)  participant researcher

Question 18

In a ______, the observer does not reveal to others that they are a researcher.

Accepted Answer

A)  participant observer 
B)  complete observer 
C)  complete participant 
D)  participant researcher 
A)  participant observer 
B)  complete observer 
C)  complete participant 
D)  participant researcher

Question 19

All researchers subscribe to the "traditional" continuum of roles from "complete participant" to "complete observer."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

With ______ the researcher observes the participant and notes each time a predetermined criterion behavior occurs.

Accepted Answer

A)  sign systems 
B)  category systems 
C)  criterion coding 
D)  behavior systems 
A)  sign systems 
B)  category systems 
C)  criterion coding 
D)  behavior systems

Summarize the idea of hit and run research and discuss the potential implications in engaging in research in this manner.

There are no ethical concerns in observational research.

Krystal is a researcher and an advocate for healthcare reform, her research on health disparities is used to advocate for this cause. What type of researcher is Krystal?

______ a researcher whose main primary political allegiance is to the academy, and to the knowledge from research, not to the relationship established with the organized group of people being studied.

______ refers to the understandings that exist within a social group.

Level of reactivity is reduced during longer observational periods for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

Compare and contrast "cultural critique" vs "activist research" and discuss the advantages and disadvantages to each approach.

Compare and contrast the different coding schemes in observational research and discuss the appropriate time to use each system.

When researchers posed as pseudo-patients in a mental hospital only the real patients recognized that they weren't schizophrenic.

______ combines the self-reflection of autobiography with the cultural analysis that is integral to ethnography.

Alvin joins a fraternity to observe college Greek culture as part of his senior thesis project, he does not disclose his research intent to his fraternity brothers. What type of research role is Alvin engaging in?

Parachute research is an exploitative research activity.

______ notes are hunches, hypotheses, poststructuralist connections, critiques of what I am doing/thinking/seeing.

______ refers to a manual that outlines the rules that will be used to structure the coding of textual, visual, or audio observations in a manner that helps to improve the validity and reliability of the coding classifications made.

Festinger's study on a doomsday group involved research team members joining the group and observing from the inside. This is an example of ______.

Researchers who identify themselves as being engaged in observational research are engaging in a ______ role.

In a ______, the observer does not reveal to others that they are a researcher.

All researchers subscribe to the "traditional" continuum of roles from "complete participant" to "complete observer."

With ______ the researcher observes the participant and notes each time a predetermined criterion behavior occurs.

Perspectives on Research

Getting Started: Developing Research Ideas

Getting Specific: Whats the Plan

Ethics in Social and Health Research

Sampling and Recruitment

Eliminating Rival Plausible Explanations: the Experiment

From Manipulative to Analytic Control: Quasi-Experimentation

Case Study Approaches

Surveys and Questionnaires

Interviews

Archival Sources

Analyzing Nonnumerical Data

Analyzing Numerical Data

Disseminating Your Research

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Exam 11: Observation, Ethnography, and Participatory Action Research

Summarize the idea of hit and run research and discuss the potential implications in engaging in research in this manner.

There are no ethical concerns in observational research.

Krystal is a researcher and an advocate for healthcare reform, her research on health disparities is used to advocate for this cause. What type of researcher is Krystal?

______ a researcher whose main primary political allegiance is to the academy, and to the knowledge from research, not to the relationship established with the organized group of people being studied.

______ refers to the understandings that exist within a social group.

Level of reactivity is reduced during longer observational periods for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

Compare and contrast "cultural critique" vs "activist research" and discuss the advantages and disadvantages to each approach.

Compare and contrast the different coding schemes in observational research and discuss the appropriate time to use each system.

When researchers posed as pseudo-patients in a mental hospital only the real patients recognized that they weren't schizophrenic.

______ combines the self-reflection of autobiography with the cultural analysis that is integral to ethnography.

Alvin joins a fraternity to observe college Greek culture as part of his senior thesis project, he does not disclose his research intent to his fraternity brothers. What type of research role is Alvin engaging in?

Parachute research is an exploitative research activity.

______ notes are hunches, hypotheses, poststructuralist connections, critiques of what I am doing/thinking/seeing.

______ refers to a manual that outlines the rules that will be used to structure the coding of textual, visual, or audio observations in a manner that helps to improve the validity and reliability of the coding classifications made.

Festinger's study on a doomsday group involved research team members joining the group and observing from the inside. This is an example of ______.

Researchers who identify themselves as being engaged in observational research are engaging in a ______ role.

In a ______, the observer does not reveal to others that they are a researcher.

All researchers subscribe to the "traditional" continuum of roles from "complete participant" to "complete observer."

With ______ the researcher observes the participant and notes each time a predetermined criterion behavior occurs.

Perspectives on Research

Getting Started: Developing Research Ideas

Getting Specific: Whats the Plan

Ethics in Social and Health Research

Sampling and Recruitment

Eliminating Rival Plausible Explanations: the Experiment

From Manipulative to Analytic Control: Quasi-Experimentation

Case Study Approaches

Surveys and Questionnaires

Interviews

Archival Sources

Analyzing Nonnumerical Data

Analyzing Numerical Data

Disseminating Your Research

Filters