Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of an ideal informant?

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A)  Being very familiar with the culture and in a position to witness significant events 
B)  Having been a member of the culture of interest to the researcher 
C)  Ongoing membership in the culture of interest to the researcher 
D)  Having time to spend with the researcher 
E)  Being nonanalytical

Question 2

A major development for qualitative data resources in recent years has been

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A)  eliminating international restrictions which made it difficult for some to access qualitative data resources. 
B)  eliminating restrictions which made it difficult for researchers without academic affiliations to access qualitative data resources. 
C)  enforcing standards of trustworthiness in agencies that generate qualitative data. 
D)  discerning links between qualitative and quantitative data. 
E)  efforts to archive qualitative data.

Question 3

Define the following terms
-interpreting questions

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-interpreting questions...

Question 4

Specify and describe four features of qualitative interviews that would be considered an advantage over quantitative structured interviews.

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Question 5

Professor Simon Salamander listens to the interview recordings from his participants and decides that he only wants to transcribe the parts that are most relevant to his research questions.Professor Salamander is engaging in

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A)  manipulation of the data. 
B)  selective transcription. 
C)  truncated transcription. 
D)  structured transcription. 
E)  Kvale questioning.

Question 6

Define the following terms
-informant

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Question 7

Interviewing subjects until the same general themes continue to emerge from the data and no new findings are being revealed is referred to as

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A)  theoretical sampling. 
B)  theoretical saturation. 
C)  snowball sampling. 
D)  selective transcription. 
E)  inductive theory.

Question 8

Define the following terms
-structuring questions

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Question 9

An interview guide is essential in order to

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A)  get the researcher to stay focused on the research question. 
B)  keep the researcher to a chronological question order. 
C)  ensure that the researcher covers all topics. 
D)  A and B 
E)  A and C

Question 10

Define the following terms
-groupthink

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-groupthink...

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an "indirect question" used in qualitative interviewing?

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A)  Why do you think young men are attracted to high-risk sports like heli-skiing? 
B)  What does it feel like to participate in high-risk sports activities? 
C)  From what you have said, you really enjoy participating in high-risk sports activities? 
D)  So, it is all basically about the adrenaline rush? 
E)  I was just wondering, how do you feel about high-risk sports in general?

Question 12

Using ________ can actually encourage a participant to continue talking.

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A)  personal experience 
B)  silence 
C)  asking for details 
D)  talking about specific topics 
E)  the Socratic method

Question 13

What are four ideal characteristics of a good informant? Identify and describe each one.

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Question 14

What are five specific advantages of focus groups?

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Question 15

A question by an interviewer such as "I would now like to discuss another issue ..." is an example of a(n)

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A)  specifying question. 
B)  direct question. 
C)  indirect question. 
D)  structuring question. 
E)  introducing question.

Question 16

Define the following terms
-indirect questions

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-indirect questions...

Question 17

Which of the following terms is NOT relevant for qualitative interviews?

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A)  In-depth interviews 
B)  Informal interviews 
C)  Structured interviews 
D)  Open-ended interviews 
E)  Ethnographic interviews

Question 18

Qualitative researchers appreciate that the interview's meaning is shaped by its gestalt.What does the term gestalt denote?

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A)  Where individual interviews fit along a spectrum from ethical to unethical 
B)  The nature of an interview's subject matter 
C)  The whole interaction of a researcher and a member in a specific context 
D)  The emotional dynamics of the interview process and the participants relation to the subject matter 
E)  The power asymmetries between researchers and participants

Question 19

In a typical qualitative interview,

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A)  open-ended questions are used. 
B)  the interviewer shows interest in participants' responses and encourages elaboration. 
C)  the beginning and end are not clear. 
D)  the interviewer adjusts to the participants' norms and their use of language. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 20

Define the following terms
-qualitative interview

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-qualitative interview...

Exam 12: Qualitative Interviewing