Question 1

Your analysis of your interviews with retired emergency service providers reveals that the majority of your participants expressed feelings of having lost their sense of purpose after retirement. This is an example of what kind of pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  magnitude 
B)  type 
C)  process 
D)  frequency

Question 2

Which of the following does interview research aim for?

Accepted Answer

A)  replicability 
B)  validity 
C)  generalizability 
D)  objectivity

Question 3

You are starting a research project on racism at your university. Write a feasible research question for this project.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are starting a research project on...

Question 4

The type of interview in which the researcher has set a list of predetermined questions is a ______ interview.

Accepted Answer

A)  semi-structured 
B)  biased 
C)  valid 
D)  loosely structured

Question 5

Which of the following is included in an informed consent for interview research?

Accepted Answer

A)  That participants can only withdraw from a study before or during their interviews but not after. 
B)  If interviews will ask about emotional events, such as a death or divorce, you must include emotional discomfort as a possible risk on the informed consent statement. 
C)  If a participant asks you to turn off a recording device, you may not begin recording them under any circumstances. 
D)  Teens under 18 can give their own informed consent.

Question 6

Interview research can be used to study ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceived causes and effects 
B)  actual causes and effects 
C)  actual causes but only perceived effects 
D)  only perceived causes but actual effects

Question 7

The purpose of research conducted using interpretivist methodology is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  understand the world deeply from the perspective of your participants 
B)  follow the scientific method 
C)  gather the exact same information from all your participants 
D)  collect data that are as unbiased as possible

Exam 2: Interviewing