NUR 302 - Chapter 17 Questions with Verified Answers (Correct
Update)
Question 1: Which of the following terms is especially controversial among qualitative researchers?
A. Dependability
B. Validity
C. Transferability
D. Credibility
Answer: B. Validity
Question 2: Which of the following are terms that are considered aspects of trustworthiness within
the Lincoln and Guba framework? Select all that apply.
A. Transferability
B. Confirmability
C. Stability
D. Dependability
Answer: A, B, D
Question 3: Dependability in qualitative research is considered the analog of which criterion in
quantitative research?
A. Internal validity
B. Construct validity
C. Reliability
D. Specificity
Answer: C. Reliability
Question 4: The criterion that refers to neutrality or objectivity in qualitative inquiry is which of the
following?
A. Credibility
B. Transferability
C. Authenticity
D. Confirmability
Answer: D. Confirmability
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, Question 5: Which criterion is considered analogous to internal validity in the Lincoln & Guba
framework?
A. Credibility
B. Transferability
C. Dependability
D. Confirmability
Answer: A. Credibility
Question 6: If both in-depth interviews and participant observations were used to collect data on a
phenomenon in a study, this would be referred to as which of the following?
A. Data triangulation
B. Investigator triangulation
C. Theory triangulation
D. Method triangulation
Answer: D. Method triangulation
Question 7: If a researcher studying family response to adolescent suicide interviewed parents and
siblings independently, the triangulation approach method would be called which of the following?
A. Data triangulation
B. Investigator triangulation
C. Theory triangulation
D. Method triangulation
Answer: A. Data triangulation
Question 8: A member check involves the researcher reviewing data with which of the following?
A. An external auditor
B. A peer of the researcher
C. A study participant
D. A second member of the research team
Answer: C. A study participant
Question 9: The maintenance of good, thorough documentation and a decision trail is especially
critical in which of the following?
A. Member checks
B. Stepwise replications
C. Negative case analysis
D. Inquiry audits
Answer: D. Inquiry audits
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Update)
Question 1: Which of the following terms is especially controversial among qualitative researchers?
A. Dependability
B. Validity
C. Transferability
D. Credibility
Answer: B. Validity
Question 2: Which of the following are terms that are considered aspects of trustworthiness within
the Lincoln and Guba framework? Select all that apply.
A. Transferability
B. Confirmability
C. Stability
D. Dependability
Answer: A, B, D
Question 3: Dependability in qualitative research is considered the analog of which criterion in
quantitative research?
A. Internal validity
B. Construct validity
C. Reliability
D. Specificity
Answer: C. Reliability
Question 4: The criterion that refers to neutrality or objectivity in qualitative inquiry is which of the
following?
A. Credibility
B. Transferability
C. Authenticity
D. Confirmability
Answer: D. Confirmability
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, Question 5: Which criterion is considered analogous to internal validity in the Lincoln & Guba
framework?
A. Credibility
B. Transferability
C. Dependability
D. Confirmability
Answer: A. Credibility
Question 6: If both in-depth interviews and participant observations were used to collect data on a
phenomenon in a study, this would be referred to as which of the following?
A. Data triangulation
B. Investigator triangulation
C. Theory triangulation
D. Method triangulation
Answer: D. Method triangulation
Question 7: If a researcher studying family response to adolescent suicide interviewed parents and
siblings independently, the triangulation approach method would be called which of the following?
A. Data triangulation
B. Investigator triangulation
C. Theory triangulation
D. Method triangulation
Answer: A. Data triangulation
Question 8: A member check involves the researcher reviewing data with which of the following?
A. An external auditor
B. A peer of the researcher
C. A study participant
D. A second member of the research team
Answer: C. A study participant
Question 9: The maintenance of good, thorough documentation and a decision trail is especially
critical in which of the following?
A. Member checks
B. Stepwise replications
C. Negative case analysis
D. Inquiry audits
Answer: D. Inquiry audits
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