Question 1

A realist epistemology views language as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a social construction of reality. 
B)  a relatively clear window into individual cognition and motivation. 
C)  emotion only. 
D)  attitude only. 
A)  a social construction of reality. 
B)  a relatively clear window into individual cognition and motivation. 
C)  emotion only. 
D)  attitude only. B

Question 2

Foucauldian discourse analysis focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the primacy of power structures in discourse. 
B)  the use of metaphor in discourse. 
C)  the use of similes in discourse. 
D)  fine-grained micro-level linguistic analysis. 
A)  the primacy of power structures in discourse. 
B)  the use of metaphor in discourse. 
C)  the use of similes in discourse. 
D)  fine-grained micro-level linguistic analysis. A

Question 3

A researcher wishes to interview a sample of ethnic minority individuals about how they perceive the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Which method of data analysis would be inappropriate for analysing perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discourse analysis 
B)  Thematic analysis 
C)  Content analysis 
D)  None of these 
A)  Discourse analysis 
B)  Thematic analysis 
C)  Content analysis 
D)  None of these A

Question 4

A PhD student is researching a community that he is also a member of. He is concerned that his thematic analysis might be excessively influenced by his own identity, knowledge of and views about the community. Which of the following should be consider?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abandoning the research project 
B)  Discussing his emerging findings with a colleague 
C)  Describing his findings using the first-person pronoun 
D)  None of these 
A)  Abandoning the research project 
B)  Discussing his emerging findings with a colleague 
C)  Describing his findings using the first-person pronoun 
D)  None of these

Question 5

A PhD student has just finished conducting 20 interviews which she intends to analyse using content analysis. The next step is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  transcribe the interviews. 
B)  analyse the audio recordings. 
C)  write the report. 
D)  jot down notes on the interviews. 
A)  transcribe the interviews. 
B)  analyse the audio recordings. 
C)  write the report. 
D)  jot down notes on the interviews.

Question 6

A social constructionist epistemology focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  how people think about psychological phenomena. 
B)  how people construct psychological phenomena. 
C)  how people identify psychological phenomena. 
D)  how people perceive psychological phenomena. 
A)  how people think about psychological phenomena. 
B)  how people construct psychological phenomena. 
C)  how people identify psychological phenomena. 
D)  how people perceive psychological phenomena.

Question 7

A researcher wishes to understand the causes of obesity in young people. Which of the following methods should he not use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thematic analysis 
B)  Discourse analysis 
C)  Grounded theory 
D)  None of these 
A)  Thematic analysis 
B)  Discourse analysis 
C)  Grounded theory 
D)  None of these

Question 8

A psychologist at a British university wishes to understand the psychological impact that a new disease outbreak is having on the mental health among residents in London. In order to develop robust research questions, she must first:

Accepted Answer

A)  speak to her colleagues. 
B)  develop questions based on her expertise. 
C)  conduct a rigorous review of existing research. 
D)  read a book about disease outbreaks. 
A)  speak to her colleagues. 
B)  develop questions based on her expertise. 
C)  conduct a rigorous review of existing research. 
D)  read a book about disease outbreaks.

Question 9

The codes generated during a content analysis of qualitative data should be driven by:

Accepted Answer

A)  your research interests. 
B)  the research questions. 
C)  observations that seem interesting. 
D)  what your colleagues say. 
A)  your research interests. 
B)  the research questions. 
C)  observations that seem interesting. 
D)  what your colleagues say.

Question 10

Which of the following types of data is most appropriate for thematic analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structured interviews 
B)  Quantitative survey data 
C)  Quantitative experimental data 
D)  Semi-structured interviews 
A)  Structured interviews 
B)  Quantitative survey data 
C)  Quantitative experimental data 
D)  Semi-structured interviews

Question 11

The primary units of meaning (or 'patterns') identified and reported in discourse analysis studies are:

Accepted Answer

A)  discourses. 
B)  content categories. 
C)  themes. 
D)  variables. 
A)  discourses. 
B)  content categories. 
C)  themes. 
D)  variables.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a recognised means of assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal reliability 
B)  Sensitivity to context 
C)  Commitment and rigour 
D)  Transparency and cohere 
A)  Internal reliability 
B)  Sensitivity to context 
C)  Commitment and rigour 
D)  Transparency and cohere

Question 13

A researcher wishes to examine how the British print media construct climate change in language. To analyse the media, he should use:

Accepted Answer

A)  content analysis. 
B)  thematic analysis. 
C)  grounded theory. 
D)  discourse analysis. 
A)  content analysis. 
B)  thematic analysis. 
C)  grounded theory. 
D)  discourse analysis.

Question 14

Which of the following can be a pitfall of all methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using them inflexibly 
B)  Using them to analyse qualitative data 
C)  Using them to analyse quantitative data 
D)  All of these 
A)  Using them inflexibly 
B)  Using them to analyse qualitative data 
C)  Using them to analyse quantitative data 
D)  All of these

Question 15

A researcher wishes to apply tenets of Identity Process Theory to the analysis of women's accounts of living with a chronic health condition. She should:

Accepted Answer

A)  add in some theory during the write-up. 
B)  integrate the theory in the coding scheme. 
C)  only focus on material that matches the theory. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  add in some theory during the write-up. 
B)  integrate the theory in the coding scheme. 
C)  only focus on material that matches the theory. 
D)  None of these.

Question 16

Which of the following epistemological approaches underpins thematic analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social constructivism 
B)  Social constructionism 
C)  Realism 
D)  Any of the above 
A)  Social constructivism 
B)  Social constructionism 
C)  Realism 
D)  Any of the above

Question 17

Which of the following methods of data analysis can be either qualitative or quantitative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content analysis 
B)  Discourse analysis 
C)  Thematic analysis 
D)  Grounded theory 
A)  Content analysis 
B)  Discourse analysis 
C)  Thematic analysis 
D)  Grounded theory

Question 18

All forms of data analysis include at least an element of:

Accepted Answer

A)  discourse analysis. 
B)  thematic analysis. 
C)  content analysis. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  discourse analysis. 
B)  thematic analysis. 
C)  content analysis. 
D)  none of these.

Question 19

A researcher is interested in the main themes in her interview study of the impact of Brexit on people's sense of identity. How should she develop her themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  By counting the number of words used 
B)  By integrating the codes which best address her research questions 
C)  By stating her opinion about the data 
D)  By asking her colleagues what they think 
A)  By counting the number of words used 
B)  By integrating the codes which best address her research questions 
C)  By stating her opinion about the data 
D)  By asking her colleagues what they think

Question 20

In data analysis, a coding scheme is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a set of principles that will guide your analysis. 
B)  a way of understanding particular words. 
C)  only relevant to discourse analysis. 
D)  a theme. 
A)  a set of principles that will guide your analysis. 
B)  a way of understanding particular words. 
C)  only relevant to discourse analysis. 
D)  a theme.

A realist epistemology views language as:

Foucauldian discourse analysis focuses on:

A researcher wishes to interview a sample of ethnic minority individuals about how they perceive the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Which method of data analysis would be inappropriate for analysing perception?

A PhD student is researching a community that he is also a member of. He is concerned that his thematic analysis might be excessively influenced by his own identity, knowledge of and views about the community. Which of the following should be consider?

A PhD student has just finished conducting 20 interviews which she intends to analyse using content analysis. The next step is to:

A social constructionist epistemology focuses on:

A researcher wishes to understand the causes of obesity in young people. Which of the following methods should he not use?

A psychologist at a British university wishes to understand the psychological impact that a new disease outbreak is having on the mental health among residents in London. In order to develop robust research questions, she must first:

The codes generated during a content analysis of qualitative data should be driven by:

Which of the following types of data is most appropriate for thematic analysis?

The primary units of meaning (or 'patterns') identified and reported in discourse analysis studies are:

Which of the following is NOT a recognised means of assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?

A researcher wishes to examine how the British print media construct climate change in language. To analyse the media, he should use:

Which of the following can be a pitfall of all methods?

A researcher wishes to apply tenets of Identity Process Theory to the analysis of women's accounts of living with a chronic health condition. She should:

Which of the following epistemological approaches underpins thematic analysis?

Which of the following methods of data analysis can be either qualitative or quantitative?

All forms of data analysis include at least an element of:

A researcher is interested in the main themes in her interview study of the impact of Brexit on people's sense of identity. How should she develop her themes?

In data analysis, a coding scheme is:

Research Questions, Design, Strategy and Choice of Methods

Ethics

Big Questions and New Methods

Capturing and Recording Information

Telling Others About Your Research

Psychology As a Science: What Is Science

Accessing Difficult to Access Information

Quasi-Experimental Designs Including Obervational Methods

Experimental Design

Interviewing and Focus Groups

Descriptive Statistics: Graphical and Numerical Methods

Self-Report Data

Questionnaire Design

Surveys and Sampling

Inferential Statistics

Factorial Anova

Correlation and Regression

Creating Latent Variables

Filters

Exam 12: Content Analysis, Thematic Analysis and Discourse Analysis

A realist epistemology views language as:

Foucauldian discourse analysis focuses on:

A researcher wishes to interview a sample of ethnic minority individuals about how they perceive the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Which method of data analysis would be inappropriate for analysing perception?

A PhD student is researching a community that he is also a member of. He is concerned that his thematic analysis might be excessively influenced by his own identity, knowledge of and views about the community. Which of the following should be consider?

A PhD student has just finished conducting 20 interviews which she intends to analyse using content analysis. The next step is to:

A social constructionist epistemology focuses on:

A researcher wishes to understand the causes of obesity in young people. Which of the following methods should he not use?

A psychologist at a British university wishes to understand the psychological impact that a new disease outbreak is having on the mental health among residents in London. In order to develop robust research questions, she must first:

The codes generated during a content analysis of qualitative data should be driven by:

Which of the following types of data is most appropriate for thematic analysis?

The primary units of meaning (or 'patterns') identified and reported in discourse analysis studies are:

Which of the following is NOT a recognised means of assessing the quality of qualitative analysis?

A researcher wishes to examine how the British print media construct climate change in language. To analyse the media, he should use:

Which of the following can be a pitfall of all methods?

A researcher wishes to apply tenets of Identity Process Theory to the analysis of women's accounts of living with a chronic health condition. She should:

Which of the following epistemological approaches underpins thematic analysis?

Which of the following methods of data analysis can be either qualitative or quantitative?

All forms of data analysis include at least an element of:

A researcher is interested in the main themes in her interview study of the impact of Brexit on people's sense of identity. How should she develop her themes?

In data analysis, a coding scheme is:

Research Questions, Design, Strategy and Choice of Methods

Ethics

Big Questions and New Methods

Capturing and Recording Information

Telling Others About Your Research

Psychology As a Science: What Is Science

Accessing Difficult to Access Information

Quasi-Experimental Designs Including Obervational Methods

Experimental Design

Interviewing and Focus Groups

Descriptive Statistics: Graphical and Numerical Methods

Self-Report Data

Questionnaire Design

Surveys and Sampling

Inferential Statistics

Factorial Anova

Correlation and Regression

Creating Latent Variables

Filters