Question 1

How do researchers ensure confidentiality among focus group participants?

Accepted Answer

A) Legal recourse through confidentiality agreements 
B) Honor system and confidentiality agreements 
C) Handshakes between participants 
D) Fear of participant and researcher retaliation 
A) Legal recourse through confidentiality agreements 
B) Honor system and confidentiality agreements 
C) Handshakes between participants 
D) Fear of participant and researcher retaliation B

Question 2

Dr.Quinlan is conducting a focus group among 5 kindergartners.Which technique should she use?

Accepted Answer

A) Role playing 
B) Intentional probes 
C) Open-ended questions 
D) Multiple choice questions 
A) Role playing 
B) Intentional probes 
C) Open-ended questions 
D) Multiple choice questions A

Question 3

Focus group data that reflect the collective notions shared and negotiated by a group are ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) collective brainstorms 
B) group data 
C) synergistic group effects 
D) group think 
A) collective brainstorms 
B) group data 
C) synergistic group effects 
D) group think B

Question 4

What is the data collection instrument of a focus group called?

Accepted Answer

A) Question list 
B) Survey 
C) Moderator's guide 
D) Group activity list 
A) Question list 
B) Survey 
C) Moderator's guide 
D) Group activity list

Question 5

To encourage participants to speak freely,a moderator must_________________.

Accepted Answer

A) assign fake names to participants 
B) provide a typed set of rules to participants 
C) explain that an open,polite,and orderly environment is expected 
D) ensure confidentiality through signed forms 
A) assign fake names to participants 
B) provide a typed set of rules to participants 
C) explain that an open,polite,and orderly environment is expected 
D) ensure confidentiality through signed forms

Question 6

Dr.Ortiz is interested in learning a great amount of detail about life operating a comic book store.Which technique would be the most effective?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus groups 
B) Unobtrusive measures 
C) Face-to-face interviewing 
D) Participant observation 
A) Focus groups 
B) Unobtrusive measures 
C) Face-to-face interviewing 
D) Participant observation

Question 7

When an interviewer has five focus groups of six participants each with a total of thirty people interviewed,how many cases of data does the researcher have?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 30 
A) 1 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 30

Question 8

Dr.Greene is running a focus group to learn about undergraduates' perspectives on gun control.All of the participants agree that gun use is a problem in their community.This situation is an example of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) consensus 
B) dissensus 
C) resonance 
D) group think 
A) consensus 
B) dissensus 
C) resonance 
D) group think

Question 9

Dr.Elliot only has time to conduct a single focus group session among a group of furries attending a conference.How long should the session run?

Accepted Answer

A) 0-30 minutes 
B) 30-60 minutes 
C) 60-90 minutes 
D) 90-120 minutes 
A) 0-30 minutes 
B) 30-60 minutes 
C) 60-90 minutes 
D) 90-120 minutes

Question 10

What technique can be used to unite spatially and temporally separate participants in a text-based group discussion via email?

Accepted Answer

A) Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) 
B) Virtual Focus Groups 
C) Web-Based In-Depth Interviewing 
D) Email-Based In-Depth Interviewing 
A) Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) 
B) Virtual Focus Groups 
C) Web-Based In-Depth Interviewing 
D) Email-Based In-Depth Interviewing

Question 11

Dr.Guerrina is interested in learning about the political attitudes among middle class women.Which technique would be best suited to provide a window into socially constructed meanings for details on various attitudes,opinions,and experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus groups 
B) Unobtrusive measures 
C) Face-to-face interviewing 
D) Participant observation 
A) Focus groups 
B) Unobtrusive measures 
C) Face-to-face interviewing 
D) Participant observation

Question 12

A __________ works to draw out feelings and ideas of the member of the focus group

Accepted Answer

A) interviewer 
B) informant 
C) moderator 
D) interested listener 
A) interviewer 
B) informant 
C) moderator 
D) interested listener

Question 13

The information collected during the course of a focus group is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a collective brainstorm 
B) raw data 
C) a synergistic group effect 
D) group think 
A) a collective brainstorm 
B) raw data 
C) a synergistic group effect 
D) group think

Question 14

Which technique is most effective at revealing deep level biographical experiences of a person's group?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus groups 
B) Unobtrusive measures 
C) Face-to-face interviewing 
D) Participant observation 
A) Focus groups 
B) Unobtrusive measures 
C) Face-to-face interviewing 
D) Participant observation

Question 15

When dynamic interactions among and between group members stimulate discussions during which one group member reacts to comments made by another,this is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) collective brainstorm 
B) moderation 
C) synergistic group effect 
D) group think 
A) collective brainstorm 
B) moderation 
C) synergistic group effect 
D) group think

How do researchers ensure confidentiality among focus group participants?

Dr.Quinlan is conducting a focus group among 5 kindergartners.Which technique should she use?

Focus group data that reflect the collective notions shared and negotiated by a group are ______________.

What is the data collection instrument of a focus group called?

To encourage participants to speak freely,a moderator must_________________.

Dr.Ortiz is interested in learning a great amount of detail about life operating a comic book store.Which technique would be the most effective?

When an interviewer has five focus groups of six participants each with a total of thirty people interviewed,how many cases of data does the researcher have?

Dr.Greene is running a focus group to learn about undergraduates' perspectives on gun control.All of the participants agree that gun use is a problem in their community.This situation is an example of ______________.

Dr.Elliot only has time to conduct a single focus group session among a group of furries attending a conference.How long should the session run?

What technique can be used to unite spatially and temporally separate participants in a text-based group discussion via email?

Dr.Guerrina is interested in learning about the political attitudes among middle class women.Which technique would be best suited to provide a window into socially constructed meanings for details on various attitudes,opinions,and experiences?

A __________ works to draw out feelings and ideas of the member of the focus group

The information collected during the course of a focus group is ______________.

Which technique is most effective at revealing deep level biographical experiences of a person's group?

When dynamic interactions among and between group members stimulate discussions during which one group member reacts to comments made by another,this is called _______.

Introduction

Designing Qualitative Research

Ethical Issues

A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing

Ethnographic Field Strategies

Participatory Action Research

Unobtrusive Measures in Research

Social Historical Research and Oral Traditions

Case Studies

An Introduction to Content Analysis

Writing Research: Finding Meaning in Data

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Exam 5: Focus Group Interviewing

How do researchers ensure confidentiality among focus group participants?

Dr.Quinlan is conducting a focus group among 5 kindergartners.Which technique should she use?

Focus group data that reflect the collective notions shared and negotiated by a group are ______________.

What is the data collection instrument of a focus group called?

To encourage participants to speak freely,a moderator must_________________.

Dr.Ortiz is interested in learning a great amount of detail about life operating a comic book store.Which technique would be the most effective?

When an interviewer has five focus groups of six participants each with a total of thirty people interviewed,how many cases of data does the researcher have?

Dr.Greene is running a focus group to learn about undergraduates' perspectives on gun control.All of the participants agree that gun use is a problem in their community.This situation is an example of ______________.

Dr.Elliot only has time to conduct a single focus group session among a group of furries attending a conference.How long should the session run?

What technique can be used to unite spatially and temporally separate participants in a text-based group discussion via email?

Dr.Guerrina is interested in learning about the political attitudes among middle class women.Which technique would be best suited to provide a window into socially constructed meanings for details on various attitudes,opinions,and experiences?

A __________ works to draw out feelings and ideas of the member of the focus group

The information collected during the course of a focus group is ______________.

Which technique is most effective at revealing deep level biographical experiences of a person's group?

When dynamic interactions among and between group members stimulate discussions during which one group member reacts to comments made by another,this is called _______.

Introduction

Designing Qualitative Research

Ethical Issues

A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing

Ethnographic Field Strategies

Participatory Action Research

Unobtrusive Measures in Research

Social Historical Research and Oral Traditions

Case Studies

An Introduction to Content Analysis

Writing Research: Finding Meaning in Data

Filters