Deck 16: Qualitative Research: Complexities and Richness From Digging Deeper

Question 1

In unstructured interviews that are used as part of qualitative research, an interviewer has great latitude to explore a phenomenon of interest and ask probing questions to get a more complete description.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following levels of involvement is ascribed to a psychologist researching the lived experience of a client but without interaction with the client?

A) Complete observer
B) Observer-as-participant
C) Complete participant
D) Participant-as-observer

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to Pidgeon (1996), the grounded theory (GT) approach is appropriate for studying the local interactions and meanings as related to the social context in which they actually occur.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of qualitative researchers?

A) Researchers begin the research process with proposed hypotheses rather than research questions.
B) Researchers focus mainly on their own expectations and hunches about the phenomenon under study.
C) Researchers ask questions and use methods that are flexible and open.
D) Researchers acknowledge their assumptions about a study by taking field notes and writing reflexive journals.

Question 5

Which of the following sets of perspectives are utilized in qualitative research?

A) Etic and idiographic
B) Etic and nomothetic
C) Emic and idiographic
D) Emic and nomothetic

Question 6

As opposed to qualitative methods, quantitative research methodology emphasizes the importance of context in understanding a phenomenon of interest and stresses the process in which individuals create and give meanings to their social experience and lived realities.

Question 7

In the context of qualitative research methods, which of the following is the first step in obtaining data through observations?

A) Training investigators to be skilled and careful observers
B) Gaining access to the context being studied
C) Selecting a phenomenon and its setting
D) Deciding the time and duration of observations

Question 8

According to Morrow and Rennie (2004 and 2005), _____ is a practice used to explore researcher biases and the method by which to best address those biases.

A) self-evaluation
B) subjectivity
C) self-reflexivity
D) objectivity

Question 9

In the context of presenting qualitative findings, an untouched and thorough presentation of the data obtained is known as a _____.

A) focused observation
B) thick description
C) fluid presentation
D) processed interpretation

Question 10

In the context of grounded theory, theoretical saturation occurs when the new data obtained fit into the categories already devised.

Question 11

In the context of qualitative research strategies, memo writing, constant comparative method, and theoretical sampling are primary features of _____.

A) consensual qualitative research
B) grounded theory
C) phenomenology
D) participatory action research

Question 12

Qualitative researchers aim to discover and describe universal principles by quantifying the observed phenomena or by using experimental methods and statistical tests to verify or falsify a priori hypothesis.

Question 13

According to Guba (1990), a paradigm is a basic set of beliefs that guides action and is comprised of a variety of assumptions and values of a researcher.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of the behavioral type of qualitative interview questions?

A) How do you feel about the decision to reduce the number of counselors in the agency?
B) What is it like to be a counselor at this agency?
C) What do you believe is the best way to provide service to your clients?
D) If I had been with you during a typical day, what would I observe you doing?

Question 15

The process of interpretation in qualitative research primarily aims at providing a theory of a specific phenomenon by discussing and relating themes in the data obtained.

Question 16

The open, axial, and selective phases of coding are included in the data analysis procedures of consensual qualitative research.

Question 17

In the context of a paradigm's associated values and assumptions, the axiological value is the _____.

A) view of nature and nature of reality
B) outlook on the role and place of values in research
C) choice of language used to present research findings
D) belief about how knowledge is gained

Question 18

In the context of conducting qualitative interviews, key informants are those individuals whose perceptions are particularly important for understanding the context being studied.

Question 19

In the context of qualitative research phases and their associated tasks, which of the following tasks belongs to the phase "The Researcher as a Multicultural Subject"?

A) Determining how data will be gathered
B) Carefully evaluating the research process
C) Recording biases, assumptions, and values throughout all stages of the research process
D) Reviewing features specific to the selected paradigm to guide the design of each stage of a research study

Question 20

Qualitative research should be used only in areas where quantitative studies cannot be conducted due to insufficient information.