Question 1

What kinds of data are most likely to be affected by the "reactive effect?"

Accepted Answer

A)  objective measures. 
B)  correlational data. 
C)  data collected by participant observers. 
D)  data from self report on surveys.

Question 2

Which type of validity important in mixed method research is present when the researcher provides both the insider and objective outsider perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  sequential validity 
B)  inside-outside validity 
C)  multiple validity 
D)  weakness validity

Question 3

A collective case study is different from other case studies in that

Accepted Answer

A)  more than one individual is studied. 
B)  more than one data collection method is used. 
C)  more than one researcher studies the individual. 
D)  a community is studied rather than an individual.

Question 4

The ability of researchers to "get into the heads" of their participants and accurately portray their viewpoints is called_____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive validity 
B)  theoretical validity 
C)  interpretive validity 
D)  mental modeling

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a method for reducing researcher bias in qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexivity 
B)  reactivity 
C)  negative-case sampling 
D)  seeking disconfirming evidence of prior expectations

Question 6

_______validity is providing an accurate description of a particular phenomenon, situation, or group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Theoretical 
B)  Interpretive 
C)  Descriptive 
D)  Explanatory

Question 7

What is the main difference between single-case research designs and case studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  case studies typically focus on more than one individual 
B)  single-case designs do not allow one to make conclusions regarding causality 
C)  case studies are experimental designs whereas single-cases designs are qualitative 
D)  single-case designs focus on investigating the effect of a treatment

Question 8

A weakness of the mixed methods approach is that

Accepted Answer

A)  divergent aspects of a phenomenon cannot be studied. 
B)  it can be difficult to connect theory to practice. 
C)  it is an old methodology with few people using it. 
D)  because expertise is needed to two areas it can be difficult to find people qualified to perform both types research.

Question 9

It is important that an ethnographic researcher focuses on describing their culture from the insider or________ perspective, as well as from the outsider's or___________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  emic; etic 
B)  etic; emic 
C)  intrinsic; extrinsic 
D)  extrinsic; intrinsic

Question 10

By studying the brain-damaged patient "H.M." researchers were able to identify the hippocampus as an important structure in the brain for the creation of new long term memories. The in-depth study of HM that led to this knowledge can most accurately be referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  an ethnography. 
B)  a phenomenological study. 
C)  an instrumental case study. 
D)  an collective case study.

Question 11

Dr. Drinkwater wants to describe what it is like to be Amish in the 21st century. He has befriended several members of a local Amish community who have invited him to come and live with them for the year. The best approach to this study would be to do

Accepted Answer

A)  a phenomenological study. 
B)  an ethnographic study. 
C)  a collective case study. 
D)  a correlational study.

Question 12

In phenomenology research, a research participant's inner world is referred to as their

Accepted Answer

A)  mental world. 
B)  life world. 
C)  experiential world. 
D)  internal structure

Question 13

If a researcher joined a religious cult to see how members are recruited and why affiliation is so strong, she would be using the

Accepted Answer

A)  ex post facto method. 
B)  phenomenological method. 
C)  participant-observer method. 
D)  experimental method.

Question 14

_________occurs when no new information relevant to the grounded theory is emerging from the data and the grounded theory has been sufficiently validated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Theoretical saturation 
B)  Conjectural dissemination 
C)  Hypothetical saturation 
D)  Theoretical dispersion

Question 15

A key characteristic of grounded theory is

Accepted Answer

A)  intense study of a single individual. 
B)  development of a theory based on empirical data. 
C)  using existing theory to explain empirical data. 
D)  using hypothesis testing to establish the validity of a theory.

Question 16

Which type of validity important in mixed method research states that researchers must not treat the quantitative and qualitative samples the same, but, instead, draw appropriate conclusions from each sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  sequential validity 
B)  sample integration validity 
C)  multiple validity 
D)  weakness validity

Question 17

Qualitative research can be described in the following way:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is objective, involves multiple methods, and focuses on people in subcultures 
B)  it is opinionated, involves two specific methods, and focuses on cultures, not people 
C)  it is emotional, involves historical methods, and focuses on people with odd cultural practices 
D)  it is interpretive, involves multiple methods, and focuses on people in their natural environment

Question 18

To gain access to an individual's inner world and understand their own unique life experience would be the primary goal of which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  phenomenology 
B)  ethnography 
C)  mixed model 
D)  experimental

Question 19

Which of the following is a strength of qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  the results are typically generalizable to a larger population 
B)  sophisticated statistical techniques are utilized 
C)  it can provide an in-depth understanding of an individual or situation 
D)  researcher bias is eliminated

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the four key characteristics of grounded theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the newly constructed grounded theory should fit the data. 
B)  the theory should have no generality 
C)  the theory should contribute to some control of the phenomenon. 
D)  the theory must provide understanding of the phenomenon

Exam 13: Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research