Deck 10: Qualitative Research Tools: Interviewing, Focus Groups, and Observation

Question 1

An interview format that is entirely open for the researcher to create questions in the course of the interview is called a/an _________________.

A) informal interview
B) structured interview
C) guided interview

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a presupposition question?

A) How many times have you smoked pot in the past two weeks?
B) Do you use pot?
C) Do your friends smoke pot?
D) How do you feel about the legalization of marijuana?

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The spiral of silence theory suggests that people may perceive they hold a minority opinion and may choose to remain silent in a group such as a focus group.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is a recommendation for the interview closing?

A) Decrease the intensity of the questions
B) Bring the respondent back to the present environment
C) Use an open-ended question such as "Is there anything else you would like to add?"
D) Clarify the future relationship or contact between investigator and respondent
E) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is true of focus groups?

A) Focus groups aren't effective for accessing social influence (e.g., consumer or voting behavior)
B) Group effect can produce an over-acceptance of extremist views
C) Focus groups don't produce much depth or breadth of information

Question 6

Autoethnographic research has been criticized for being completely subjective, anecdotal, and providing only one person's perspective.

Question 7

Defining the context for a qualitative study involves all of the following except _______.

A) Event analysis
B) Psychological analysis
C) Relational analysis
D) Historical analysis
E) Focus group analysis

Question 8

Which of the following is true regarding researcher boundaries in interview research?

A) The investigator should develop an empathic but separate relationship with participants.
B) The investigator should establish an "I-It" communication relationship with participants in order to maintain objectivity.
C) The dissolution of relational boundaries between investigator and participants helps establish rapport for interviews.
D) The investigator should strive to meet the needs of interview respondents for therapeutic advice.
E) All of the above

Question 9

An ethical concern of observation research is whether an investigator should pretend to share the values and goals of a particular group in order to infiltrate the group.

Question 10

Compared to interviews, focus groups tend to produce fewer ideas.

Question 11

In observation research the researcher should always assume the role of complete participant.

Question 12

Which of the following is an "attention getting preface" used in interviews?

A) "The next question is very personal…"
B) "Thank you, Jenny. You're doing a great job."
C) "I can't believe you lied to your friend! How could you do that?"
D) "Imagine that you are talking to your significant other about this problem right now. What would you say to him/her?"
E) "When did this happen?" or "Where did this happen?"

Question 13

Which of the following is a recommendation for framing good interview questions?

A) Use "Why" questions
B) Use closed-ended questions
C) Use multiple-issue questions
D) Pre-test questions for clarity
E) All of the above

Question 14

A confessional tale is a type of autoethnographic research in which the researcher reflects and tries to make sense of his or her own personal experience.

Question 15

Which of the following is an open-ended question?

A) Do you drink alcohol?
B) How would you describe your own weekly alcohol intake?

Question 16

Silence in interviews should be avoided.