RESEARCH METHOD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #26
C. Researcher - correct answer in qualitative research the ______ is the most important
instrument
A.questionnaire
B.behavior checklist
C.researcher
D.participant
A. A normal and acceptable practice - correct answer in qualitative research, the fact
that the research methodology may be vaguely described or very general in nature at
the outset of the study indicates:
A.a normal and acceptable practice.
B.that the study is poorly designed.
C.that the researcher is inexperienced.
D.a common but unprofessional practice
C.determining the final truth about a situation or phenomenon - correct answer
qualitative studies typically serve three of the following purposes. Which purpose do
they not serve?
A. Description of situations, processes, relationships, etc.
b. Interpretation of information in order to gain new understanding
c. Determining the final truth about a situation or phenomenon
d. Evaluation of existing policies, practices, etc
D. Content analysis - correct answer in ______, a body of material is systematically
examined for patterns, themes, or biases.
A. Case study
b. Ethnography
c. Grounded theory
d. Content analysis
B. Ethnography - correct answer in ______, a particular group of individuals is studied in
depth over a defined period of time.
A. Case study
b. Ethnography
c. Phenomenology
d. Grounded theory
A. Phenomenology - correct answer in ______, the researcher studies the deep
meaning an event or situation holds for other people
A. Phenomenology
B. Ethnography
c. Grounded theory
d. Content analysis
, A. Case study - correct answer in a case study, a particular individual, program, or
event is studied in depth over a defined period of time.
A. Phenomenology
B. Ethnography
c. Grounded theory
d. Content analysis
B. Ethonographic - correct answer carl compost has been living and working on a
communal organic farm for the past six months. He wants to understand the political,
environmental, and social perspectives shared by the members of the commune. Dr.
Compost is probably employing a/an ______ methodology
A. Case study
b. Ethnographic
c. Phenomenological
d. Content analysis
A case study - correct answer daniel daring is an emerging playwright whose works
have begun to stir great passions in the major u.s. Cities where they are staged.
Researcher eugenia edge is "shadowing" mr. Daring for six months in an attempt to
understand the artistic process. Dr. Edge is probably employing a ______ methodology.
A.case study
B.grounded theory
C.phenomenological
D.content analysis
C. Phenomenological - correct answer helen heartwell flew to new york city a few weeks
after the september 11, 2001, bombing of the world trade center. She wanted to know
how the victims of the attack were making sense of what had happened to them. Dr.
Heartwell is probably employing a/an ______ methodology
A. Case study
B. Grounded theory
C. Phenomenological
D. Ethnographic
D. Content analysis - correct answer richard relic is carefully examining writings from
the time of the u.s. Civil war to determine how each side characterized the position of
their opponent. Dr. Relic is probably employing a ______ methodology.
A. Case study
B. Grounded theory
C. Phenomenological
D. Content analysis
C. Grounded theory - correct answer the constant comparative method of data analysis
is most associated with:
A. Ethnography.
B. Phenomenology.
C. Researcher - correct answer in qualitative research the ______ is the most important
instrument
A.questionnaire
B.behavior checklist
C.researcher
D.participant
A. A normal and acceptable practice - correct answer in qualitative research, the fact
that the research methodology may be vaguely described or very general in nature at
the outset of the study indicates:
A.a normal and acceptable practice.
B.that the study is poorly designed.
C.that the researcher is inexperienced.
D.a common but unprofessional practice
C.determining the final truth about a situation or phenomenon - correct answer
qualitative studies typically serve three of the following purposes. Which purpose do
they not serve?
A. Description of situations, processes, relationships, etc.
b. Interpretation of information in order to gain new understanding
c. Determining the final truth about a situation or phenomenon
d. Evaluation of existing policies, practices, etc
D. Content analysis - correct answer in ______, a body of material is systematically
examined for patterns, themes, or biases.
A. Case study
b. Ethnography
c. Grounded theory
d. Content analysis
B. Ethnography - correct answer in ______, a particular group of individuals is studied in
depth over a defined period of time.
A. Case study
b. Ethnography
c. Phenomenology
d. Grounded theory
A. Phenomenology - correct answer in ______, the researcher studies the deep
meaning an event or situation holds for other people
A. Phenomenology
B. Ethnography
c. Grounded theory
d. Content analysis
, A. Case study - correct answer in a case study, a particular individual, program, or
event is studied in depth over a defined period of time.
A. Phenomenology
B. Ethnography
c. Grounded theory
d. Content analysis
B. Ethonographic - correct answer carl compost has been living and working on a
communal organic farm for the past six months. He wants to understand the political,
environmental, and social perspectives shared by the members of the commune. Dr.
Compost is probably employing a/an ______ methodology
A. Case study
b. Ethnographic
c. Phenomenological
d. Content analysis
A case study - correct answer daniel daring is an emerging playwright whose works
have begun to stir great passions in the major u.s. Cities where they are staged.
Researcher eugenia edge is "shadowing" mr. Daring for six months in an attempt to
understand the artistic process. Dr. Edge is probably employing a ______ methodology.
A.case study
B.grounded theory
C.phenomenological
D.content analysis
C. Phenomenological - correct answer helen heartwell flew to new york city a few weeks
after the september 11, 2001, bombing of the world trade center. She wanted to know
how the victims of the attack were making sense of what had happened to them. Dr.
Heartwell is probably employing a/an ______ methodology
A. Case study
B. Grounded theory
C. Phenomenological
D. Ethnographic
D. Content analysis - correct answer richard relic is carefully examining writings from
the time of the u.s. Civil war to determine how each side characterized the position of
their opponent. Dr. Relic is probably employing a ______ methodology.
A. Case study
B. Grounded theory
C. Phenomenological
D. Content analysis
C. Grounded theory - correct answer the constant comparative method of data analysis
is most associated with:
A. Ethnography.
B. Phenomenology.
