Question 1

When developing interview schedules for an IPA research project, you should try to ensure your questions:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are adhered to with every single participant. 
B)  Encourage the participant to describe/recall experience. 
C)  Do not have follow-up questions. 
D)  Do not exceed more than 5 questions per interview. 
A)  Are adhered to with every single participant. 
B)  Encourage the participant to describe/recall experience. 
C)  Do not have follow-up questions. 
D)  Do not exceed more than 5 questions per interview. B

Question 2

Which philosophy aims to understand lived experience and to ask questions about how individuals interpret the things that they experience in the world around them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heroism 
B)  Heuristics 
C)  Harmonics 
D)  Hermeneutics 
A)  Heroism 
B)  Heuristics 
C)  Harmonics 
D)  Hermeneutics D

Question 3

Reflexivity involves

Accepted Answer

A)  considering what went well in the research. 
B)  considering how the researcher's own biases and assumptions may alter the analysis. 
C)  considering what went wrong in the research. 
D)  considering how you would change things next time. 
A)  considering what went well in the research. 
B)  considering how the researcher's own biases and assumptions may alter the analysis. 
C)  considering what went wrong in the research. 
D)  considering how you would change things next time. B

Question 4

The philosophical movement known as phenomenology was first introduced by

Accepted Answer

A)  Edmund Husserl. 
B)  Hans-Georg Gadamer. 
C)  Immanuel Kant. 
D)  Jean-Paul Sartre. 
A)  Edmund Husserl. 
B)  Hans-Georg Gadamer. 
C)  Immanuel Kant. 
D)  Jean-Paul Sartre.

Question 5

IPA is committed to idiographic analysis, meaning

Accepted Answer

A)  the researcher aims to develop general laws of human behaviour. 
B)  the researcher should only ever recruit 1 participant. 
C)  the researcher takes a nomothetic approach. 
D)  the researcher should be concerned with the particular. 
A)  the researcher aims to develop general laws of human behaviour. 
B)  the researcher should only ever recruit 1 participant. 
C)  the researcher takes a nomothetic approach. 
D)  the researcher should be concerned with the particular.

Question 6

According to Smith, Flowers, and Larkin (2019) what is the sixth stage of an IPA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moving to the next case 
B)  Searching for connections across initial themes 
C)  Developing initial themes 
D)  Looking for patterns across cases 
A)  Moving to the next case 
B)  Searching for connections across initial themes 
C)  Developing initial themes 
D)  Looking for patterns across cases

Question 7

Why might focus groups be less commonly used in IPA research?

Accepted Answer

A)  They take too long. 
B)  They do not provide phenomenological data. 
C)  They may not allow the researcher to focus on each individual in detail. 
D)  All of the options given are correct. 
A)  They take too long. 
B)  They do not provide phenomenological data. 
C)  They may not allow the researcher to focus on each individual in detail. 
D)  All of the options given are correct.

Question 8

What type of sampling technique is often used in IPA research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Purposive Sampling 
B)  Volunteer Sampling 
C)  Theoretical Sampling 
D)  Opportunity Sampling 
A)  Purposive Sampling 
B)  Volunteer Sampling 
C)  Theoretical Sampling 
D)  Opportunity Sampling

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of IPA samples?

Accepted Answer

A)  IPA uses large, homogenous samples. 
B)  IPA uses small, homogenous samples. 
C)  IPA uses small, heterogenous samples. 
D)  IPA uses large, heterogenous samples. 
A)  IPA uses large, homogenous samples. 
B)  IPA uses small, homogenous samples. 
C)  IPA uses small, heterogenous samples. 
D)  IPA uses large, heterogenous samples.

Question 10

Which philosophy influences the P in IPA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phenomenology 
B)  Phrenology 
C)  Positivism 
D)  Phenology 
A)  Phenomenology 
B)  Phrenology 
C)  Positivism 
D)  Phenology

When developing interview schedules for an IPA research project, you should try to ensure your questions:

Which philosophy aims to understand lived experience and to ask questions about how individuals interpret the things that they experience in the world around them?

Reflexivity involves

The philosophical movement known as phenomenology was first introduced by

IPA is committed to idiographic analysis, meaning

According to Smith, Flowers, and Larkin (2019) what is the sixth stage of an IPA?

Why might focus groups be less commonly used in IPA research?

What type of sampling technique is often used in IPA research?

Which of the following statements is true of IPA samples?

Which philosophy influences the P in IPA?

The Basics of Research Design

Questionnaire Design

Analysing Data for Psychological Research

Introducing Spss

Experimental Design

T Tests

One-Way Independent Measures Anova

One-Way Repeated Measures Anova

Ancova

Two-Way Factorial Independent Anova

Two-Way Factorial Repeated Anova

Two-Way Factorial Mixed Design Anova

Presenting Experimental Studies

Correlational Design

Correlations

Multiple Regression

Hierarchical Regression

Logistic Regression

Factor Analysis

Presenting Correlational Studies

Qualitative Design

Designing Interviews and Focus Groups

Content Analysis and Thematic Analysis

Grounded Theory

Discourse Analysis

Presenting Qualitative Studies

How Do I Decide What to Do With My Data

Mixed Methods

Broadening Your Research Horizons

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Exam 25: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

When developing interview schedules for an IPA research project, you should try to ensure your questions:

Which philosophy aims to understand lived experience and to ask questions about how individuals interpret the things that they experience in the world around them?

Reflexivity involves

The philosophical movement known as phenomenology was first introduced by

IPA is committed to idiographic analysis, meaning

According to Smith, Flowers, and Larkin (2019) what is the sixth stage of an IPA?

Why might focus groups be less commonly used in IPA research?

What type of sampling technique is often used in IPA research?

Which of the following statements is true of IPA samples?

Which philosophy influences the P in IPA?

The Basics of Research Design

Questionnaire Design

Analysing Data for Psychological Research

Introducing Spss

Experimental Design

T Tests

One-Way Independent Measures Anova

One-Way Repeated Measures Anova

Ancova

Two-Way Factorial Independent Anova

Two-Way Factorial Repeated Anova

Two-Way Factorial Mixed Design Anova

Presenting Experimental Studies

Correlational Design

Correlations

Multiple Regression

Hierarchical Regression

Logistic Regression

Factor Analysis

Presenting Correlational Studies

Qualitative Design

Designing Interviews and Focus Groups

Content Analysis and Thematic Analysis

Grounded Theory

Discourse Analysis

Presenting Qualitative Studies

How Do I Decide What to Do With My Data

Mixed Methods

Broadening Your Research Horizons

Filters