Question 1

In her case study of American Indian homicide, Bachman (1992) hypothesized that the more traditional and integrated a reservation community, the lower the rate of homicide. When she collected her data, she found ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  support for the hypothesis 
B)  weak support for the hypothesis 
C)  no support for this hypothesis 
D)  that the information was inconclusive

Question 2

The use of multiple methods to study one research question is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  twinulation 
B)  triangulation 
C)  quadrilation 
D)  octorulation

Question 3

Testa and her colleagues (2011) concluded that insights yielded by the qualitative data analysis ______ justified the time-consuming process of reading and rereading interviews, coding text, and discussing and reinterpreting the codes.

Accepted Answer

A)  partially 
B)  in no way 
C)  slightly 
D)  fully

Question 4

Meta-analyses and meta-syntheses make us aware of how hazardous it is to base understandings of social processes on single studies that are limited in time, location, and measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are some strengths of using mixed methodology? Challenges? Are any of the methods superior to the others?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

What is the positivist philosophy?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

True experimental designs are strongest for testing ______ causal hypotheses

Accepted Answer

A)  idiographic 
B)  nomothetic 
C)  quasi-experimental 
D)  spurious

Question 8

A researcher who accepts a positivist philosophy believes that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no reality more important than reality itself 
B)  the reality experienced by individuals differs because reality exists only in relation to each individual's unique perspective 
C)  each individual experiences his/her own reality 
D)  there is a reality that exists apart from our perceptions or interpretations of it

Question 9

A researcher who accepts an interpretivist philosophy believes that the reality experienced by individuals differs because reality exists only in relation to each individual's unique perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the Interpretivist philosophy?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Testa and colleagues (2011), supplemented their quantitative study of violence against women with a qualitative component, which design is known as a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  multilayered design - quanqual design 
B)  embedded design - QUAN(qual) design 
C)  convergent parallel design 
D)  embedded sequential design

Question 12

In an explanatory sequential design, the qualitative method is implemented first followed by the quantitative method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Survey questionnaires can only measure what respondents are willing to report; they may not be adequate for studying ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  socially acceptable behaviors 
B)  attitudes that are widely talked about 
C)  behaviors or attitudes that are regarded as socially unacceptable 
D)  attitudes that are spurious

Question 14

The function often underscored in mixed-methods research is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  single landmark 
B)  double quantitative 
C)  triangulation 
D)  inductivity

Question 15

Kupchik (2010) provides an excellent example of triangulation in practice in his book, Homeroom Security. His methodology would be classified as a ______ design.

Accepted Answer

A)  transformative 
B)  convergent parallel 
C)  explanatory sequential 
D)  exploratory sequential

Question 16

According to Morgan (2014), the evidence we obtain with our research methods enables us to understand others' perspectives and to develop an understanding of larger social contexts, but it does not allow us ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the luxury of total understanding of the process 
B)  the realization of the greater reality 
C)  the knowledge of a single reality to test the ideas against 
D)  to conclude one perspective is correct

Question 17

The quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented at the same time and the findings are integrated and interpreted together in this design ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  exploratory sequential design 
B)  convergent parallel design 
C)  embedded design 
D)  explanatory design

Question 18

Bachman et al (2013) unconsciously developed their project using a mixed-methods design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Teddlie & Tashakkori (2010), a common reason for mixing both quantitative and qualitative methods in one research project is to take advantage of the unique strengths of each methodological approach when engaged in different stages of the research process

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In mixed-methods research, the multiphase design involves a series of quantitative and qualitative designs, with each design and the findings informing the next phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Mixing and Comparing Methods

In her case study of American Indian homicide, Bachman (1992) hypothesized that the more traditional and integrated a reservation community, the lower the rate of homicide. When she collected her data, she found ______.

The use of multiple methods to study one research question is ______.

Testa and her colleagues (2011) concluded that insights yielded by the qualitative data analysis ______ justified the time-consuming process of reading and rereading interviews, coding text, and discussing and reinterpreting the codes.

Meta-analyses and meta-syntheses make us aware of how hazardous it is to base understandings of social processes on single studies that are limited in time, location, and measurement.

What are some strengths of using mixed methodology? Challenges? Are any of the methods superior to the others?

What is the positivist philosophy?

True experimental designs are strongest for testing ______ causal hypotheses

A researcher who accepts a positivist philosophy believes that ______.

A researcher who accepts an interpretivist philosophy believes that the reality experienced by individuals differs because reality exists only in relation to each individual's unique perspective.

What is the Interpretivist philosophy?

Testa and colleagues (2011) , supplemented their quantitative study of violence against women with a qualitative component, which design is known as a(n) ______.

In an explanatory sequential design, the qualitative method is implemented first followed by the quantitative method.

Survey questionnaires can only measure what respondents are willing to report; they may not be adequate for studying ______.

The function often underscored in mixed-methods research is ______.

Kupchik (2010) provides an excellent example of triangulation in practice in his book, Homeroom Security. His methodology would be classified as a ______ design.

According to Morgan (2014) , the evidence we obtain with our research methods enables us to understand others' perspectives and to develop an understanding of larger social contexts, but it does not allow us ______.

The quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented at the same time and the findings are integrated and interpreted together in this design ______.

Bachman et al (2013) unconsciously developed their project using a mixed-methods design.

According to Teddlie & Tashakkori (2010), a common reason for mixing both quantitative and qualitative methods in one research project is to take advantage of the unique strengths of each methodological approach when engaged in different stages of the research process

In mixed-methods research, the multiphase design involves a series of quantitative and qualitative designs, with each design and the findings informing the next phase.