Chapter 17
1. Which of the following terms is especially controversial among qualitative researchers?
A) Dependability
B) Validity
C) Transferability
D) Credibility
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
m
C) Stability
D) Dependability
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3. Dependability in qualitative research is considered the analog of which criterion in
ep
quantitative research?
A) Internal validity
pr
B) Construct validity
C) Reliability
D) Specificity st
te
ng
4. The criterion that refers to neutrality or objectivity in qualitative inquiry is which of the
following?
A) Credibility
si
B) Transferability
ur
C) Authenticity
D) Confirmability
yn
.m
5. Which criterion is considered analogous to internal validity in the Lincoln & Guba
framework?
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A) Credibility
B) Transferability
w
C) Dependability
w
D) Confirmability
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
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, 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
8. A member check involves the researcher reviewing data with which of the following?
m
A) An external auditor
B) A peer of the researcher
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C) A study participant
D) A second member of the research team
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ep
9. The maintenance of good, thorough documentation and a decision trail is especially
pr
critical in which of the following?
A) Member checks
B) Stepwise replications
C) Negative case analysis
st
te
D) Inquiry audits
ng
10. A quality-enhancement strategy about which there is considerable controversy is which
si
of the following?
ur
A) Member checks
B) Stepwise replications
yn
C) Negative case analysis
D) Inquiry audits
.m
w
11. The term trustworthiness in qualitative research parallels which of the following terms
used in quantitative research? Select all that apply.
w
A) Generalizability
w
B) Validity
C) Reliability
D) Correlation
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1. Which of the following terms is especially controversial among qualitative researchers?
A) Dependability
B) Validity
C) Transferability
D) Credibility
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
m
C) Stability
D) Dependability
. co
3. Dependability in qualitative research is considered the analog of which criterion in
ep
quantitative research?
A) Internal validity
pr
B) Construct validity
C) Reliability
D) Specificity st
te
ng
4. The criterion that refers to neutrality or objectivity in qualitative inquiry is which of the
following?
A) Credibility
si
B) Transferability
ur
C) Authenticity
D) Confirmability
yn
.m
5. Which criterion is considered analogous to internal validity in the Lincoln & Guba
framework?
w
A) Credibility
B) Transferability
w
C) Dependability
w
D) Confirmability
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
Page 1
, 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
8. A member check involves the researcher reviewing data with which of the following?
m
A) An external auditor
B) A peer of the researcher
co
C) A study participant
D) A second member of the research team
.
ep
9. The maintenance of good, thorough documentation and a decision trail is especially
pr
critical in which of the following?
A) Member checks
B) Stepwise replications
C) Negative case analysis
st
te
D) Inquiry audits
ng
10. A quality-enhancement strategy about which there is considerable controversy is which
si
of the following?
ur
A) Member checks
B) Stepwise replications
yn
C) Negative case analysis
D) Inquiry audits
.m
w
11. The term trustworthiness in qualitative research parallels which of the following terms
used in quantitative research? Select all that apply.
w
A) Generalizability
w
B) Validity
C) Reliability
D) Correlation
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