Deck 5: Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health

Question 1

How do positivism and interpretivism differ?

A) Only positivism is truly science.
B) Interpretivism is not confined to "observable facts."
C) Positivism is rarely applied to public health research.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Developing explanatory theories is the domain of:

A) qualitative research.
B) quantitative research.
C) integrative research.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which one of the following is not an advantage of qualitative research compared to quantitative research?

A) Providing context
B) Exploring themes without predetermined hypotheses
C) Using inferential statistics to enrich understanding

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Constant comparative analysis applies to which form of qualitative research?

A) Ethnography
B) Grounded theory
C) Neopositivism
D) Case study

Question 5

A researcher from the United States moves to the Philippines to reside with a culture of people who live to be well over 100 years of age. This is an example of:

A) ethnography.
B) grounded theory.
C) an etic perspective.
D) a case study.

Question 6

After hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, public health research was conducted to understand how people coped with loss caused by flooding. This is an example of:

A) ethnography.
B) grounded theory.
C) a contrast study.
D) a case study.

Question 7

Which one of the following terms is not part of an ethnographic approach?

A) Naturalistic observation
B) Interviews with key informants
C) Gathering of artifacts and archival data
D) Reliance on stakeholders

Question 8

The person conducting a qualitative interview must practice many skills. The most vital of these is:

A) listening.
B) reflective probing.
C) being supportive.
D) talking slowly.

Question 9

An important aspect of a successful focus group involves the concept of having a relatively homogenous set of volunteers.

Question 10

Which role of the investigator is the most removed from the setting in which the research is conducted?

A) Participant as observer
B) Complete observer
C) Observer as participant
D) Total removal of investigator