BSNC 5060: Midterm 1 Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
QualitativeAresearchA-AcorrectAanswers-
interestedAinAuncoveringAmeaning;AinterestedAinAunderstandingAhowApeopleAinterpretAtheir
Aexperiences,AconstructAtheirAworldsAandAwhatAmeaningAtheyAcontributeAtoAexperiences
UncoveringAmeaningA-AcorrectAanswers-qualitativeAresearchAisAinterestedAinA__A__.
HowA-AcorrectAanswers-
insteadAofAfindingAoutAhowAmanyAstudentsAexercise,AqualitativeAresearchAwantsAtoAfindAout
A__AstudentsAfindAtimeAtoAexercise.
Interpretive;Acritical;ApostAmodernA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAtheAparadigmsAofAqualitativeAresearch?
InterpretiveA-AcorrectAanswers-
thisAparadigmAwantsAtoAdescribe,AunderstandAandAinterpret,AitAbelievesAinAmultipleArealitie
sAthatAareAcontextAbound
CriticalA-AcorrectAanswers-thisAparadigmAwantsAtoAchange,AemancipateAandAempower
PostAmodernA-AcorrectAanswers-
thisAparadigmAwantsAtoAdeconstruct,Aproblematize,AquestionAandAinterrupt
FocusesAonAmeaningAandAunderstanding;AresearchAasAprimaryAinstrument;AinductiveAproc
ess;ArichAdescription;AemergentAandAflexible;Apurposeful;AnaturalAsetting;AunderstandingAo
fAsubjectivity/objectivityA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAtheAcharacteristicsAofAqualitativeAresearch?
Meaning;Aunderstanding;Adescription;Anatural;AflexibleA-AcorrectAanswers-
qualitativeAresearchAfocusesAonA__AandA__.AItAinvolvesArichA__.AItAisAinAaA__Asetting.AItAisA__
.
FocusesAonAmeaningAandAunderstandingA-AcorrectAanswers-
howApeopleAinterpretAtheirAexperiences;AhowAtheyAconstructAtheirAworlds;Ainsider'sAperspe
ctive
ResearcherAasAprimaryAinstrumentA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAgoalAofAtheAresearchAisAtoAunderstandAandAthereforAaAhumanAinstrumentAisAtheAmostAid
ealAmeansAofAcollection
InductiveAprocessA-AcorrectAanswers-
youAareAnowAputtingAtogetherAaApuzzleAwhoseApictureAyouAalreadyAknowAbutAconstructingA
aApictureAthatAtakesAshapeAasAyouAcollectAandAexamineAtheAparts;AresearchAgatherAdataAto
AbuildAratherAthenAdeductivelyAtesting
RichAdescriptionA-AcorrectAanswers-
wordsAandApicturesAareAusedAtoAconveyAwhatAtheAresearchAhasAlearned;AshowAnotAtell;Aqu
otes,AfieldAnotes,AparticipantAinterviews
EmergentAandAflexibleA-AcorrectAanswers-
respondingAtoAchangingAconditionsAinAtheAstudyAprogressA(manyAnotAbeAapplicableAwithAaA
grantAorAirbAmightAneedAtoAbeAchanged)
PurposefulA-AcorrectAanswers-sampleAselectionAisAusuallyAnonArandom
, SubjectiveA-AcorrectAanswers-
capturingAmeaningsAofApeopleAinvolvesAmakingA__Ajudgments.
SubjectivityA-AcorrectAanswers-
whyAyouAcareAaboutAtheAissue;AitAisAlikeAaAgarmentAofAclothingAthatAcannotAbeAremovedAbut
AnotAsomethingAyouAwearAaroundAforAallAtoAsee
PositionalityA-AcorrectAanswers-
theArelationshipAbetweenAyou,AasAaAresearcher,AandAyourAparticipants
NaturalAsettingA-AcorrectAanswers-livedAexperiencesAinAactualAsetting;AintenseAcontact
ReflexivityA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAactAofAstudyingAinfluencesAit;AtheAprocessAofAreflectingAcriticallyAonAtheAselfAasAtheArese
arch,AtheAhumanAasAinstrument;AdirectedAbackAonAitself
QualitativeAresearchArequiresA__Astance,AtoleranceAforA__,AcarefulA__,AaskingAgoodA__,Athi
nkingA__AandAcomfortAwithA__.A-AcorrectAanswers-
questioning;Aambiguity;Aobservation;Aquestions;Ainductively;Awriting
Phenomenological;Aethnography;AgroundedAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAtheAtypesAofAqualitativeAstudies?
PhenomenologicalA-AcorrectAanswers-
seeksAtoAunderstandAtheAessenceAofAaAphenomenonA-
AtryingAtoAunderstandAlivedAexperiences
EthnographyA-AcorrectAanswers-
understandAtheAinteractionAofAindividuals,AnotAjustAothers,AbutAalsoAwithAtheAcultureAofAtheA
societyAinAwhichAtheyAlive
GroundedAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
seeksAtoAunderstandAandAbuildAsubstantiveAtheoryAaboutAtheAphenomenonAofAinterest
WhatAareAtheAtypesAofAqualitativeAresearchAstudies?A-AcorrectAanswers-
narrative;Acritical;AcaseAstudy
NarrativeA-AcorrectAanswers-
usesAtheAstoriesApeopleAtellAtoAunderstandAtheAmeaningAofAtheAexperiencesAasArevealedAin
AtheAstory
CriticalA-AcorrectAanswers-
focusesAonAsocietalAcritiqueAinAorderAtoAraiseAconsciousnessAandAempowerApeopleAtoAbrin
gAaboutAchange
CaseAstudyA-AcorrectAanswers-inAdepthAanalysisAofAaAboundedAsystem
Interviews;Aobservation;AdocumentAanalysisA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAsomeAmethodsAforAqualitativeAresearchAstudies?
LevelAiaAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-evidenceAobtainedAfromAmeta-
analysisAorAsystematicAreviewAofArandomizedAcontrolledAtrials,Aand/rAsynthesisAofAmultipleA
studiesAprimarilyAofAquantitativeAresearch
LevelAibAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-
evidenceAobtainedAfromAatAleastAoneArandomizedAcontrolledAtrial
LevelAiiaAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-evidenceAobtainedAfromAatAleastAoneAwell-
designedAcontrolledAstudyAwithoutArandomization
LevelAiibAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-
evidenceAobtainedAfromAatAleastAoneAotherAtypeAofAwell-designedAquasi-
experimentalAstudy,AwithoutArandomization
Correct Answers 2025
QualitativeAresearchA-AcorrectAanswers-
interestedAinAuncoveringAmeaning;AinterestedAinAunderstandingAhowApeopleAinterpretAtheir
Aexperiences,AconstructAtheirAworldsAandAwhatAmeaningAtheyAcontributeAtoAexperiences
UncoveringAmeaningA-AcorrectAanswers-qualitativeAresearchAisAinterestedAinA__A__.
HowA-AcorrectAanswers-
insteadAofAfindingAoutAhowAmanyAstudentsAexercise,AqualitativeAresearchAwantsAtoAfindAout
A__AstudentsAfindAtimeAtoAexercise.
Interpretive;Acritical;ApostAmodernA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAtheAparadigmsAofAqualitativeAresearch?
InterpretiveA-AcorrectAanswers-
thisAparadigmAwantsAtoAdescribe,AunderstandAandAinterpret,AitAbelievesAinAmultipleArealitie
sAthatAareAcontextAbound
CriticalA-AcorrectAanswers-thisAparadigmAwantsAtoAchange,AemancipateAandAempower
PostAmodernA-AcorrectAanswers-
thisAparadigmAwantsAtoAdeconstruct,Aproblematize,AquestionAandAinterrupt
FocusesAonAmeaningAandAunderstanding;AresearchAasAprimaryAinstrument;AinductiveAproc
ess;ArichAdescription;AemergentAandAflexible;Apurposeful;AnaturalAsetting;AunderstandingAo
fAsubjectivity/objectivityA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAtheAcharacteristicsAofAqualitativeAresearch?
Meaning;Aunderstanding;Adescription;Anatural;AflexibleA-AcorrectAanswers-
qualitativeAresearchAfocusesAonA__AandA__.AItAinvolvesArichA__.AItAisAinAaA__Asetting.AItAisA__
.
FocusesAonAmeaningAandAunderstandingA-AcorrectAanswers-
howApeopleAinterpretAtheirAexperiences;AhowAtheyAconstructAtheirAworlds;Ainsider'sAperspe
ctive
ResearcherAasAprimaryAinstrumentA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAgoalAofAtheAresearchAisAtoAunderstandAandAthereforAaAhumanAinstrumentAisAtheAmostAid
ealAmeansAofAcollection
InductiveAprocessA-AcorrectAanswers-
youAareAnowAputtingAtogetherAaApuzzleAwhoseApictureAyouAalreadyAknowAbutAconstructingA
aApictureAthatAtakesAshapeAasAyouAcollectAandAexamineAtheAparts;AresearchAgatherAdataAto
AbuildAratherAthenAdeductivelyAtesting
RichAdescriptionA-AcorrectAanswers-
wordsAandApicturesAareAusedAtoAconveyAwhatAtheAresearchAhasAlearned;AshowAnotAtell;Aqu
otes,AfieldAnotes,AparticipantAinterviews
EmergentAandAflexibleA-AcorrectAanswers-
respondingAtoAchangingAconditionsAinAtheAstudyAprogressA(manyAnotAbeAapplicableAwithAaA
grantAorAirbAmightAneedAtoAbeAchanged)
PurposefulA-AcorrectAanswers-sampleAselectionAisAusuallyAnonArandom
, SubjectiveA-AcorrectAanswers-
capturingAmeaningsAofApeopleAinvolvesAmakingA__Ajudgments.
SubjectivityA-AcorrectAanswers-
whyAyouAcareAaboutAtheAissue;AitAisAlikeAaAgarmentAofAclothingAthatAcannotAbeAremovedAbut
AnotAsomethingAyouAwearAaroundAforAallAtoAsee
PositionalityA-AcorrectAanswers-
theArelationshipAbetweenAyou,AasAaAresearcher,AandAyourAparticipants
NaturalAsettingA-AcorrectAanswers-livedAexperiencesAinAactualAsetting;AintenseAcontact
ReflexivityA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAactAofAstudyingAinfluencesAit;AtheAprocessAofAreflectingAcriticallyAonAtheAselfAasAtheArese
arch,AtheAhumanAasAinstrument;AdirectedAbackAonAitself
QualitativeAresearchArequiresA__Astance,AtoleranceAforA__,AcarefulA__,AaskingAgoodA__,Athi
nkingA__AandAcomfortAwithA__.A-AcorrectAanswers-
questioning;Aambiguity;Aobservation;Aquestions;Ainductively;Awriting
Phenomenological;Aethnography;AgroundedAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAtheAtypesAofAqualitativeAstudies?
PhenomenologicalA-AcorrectAanswers-
seeksAtoAunderstandAtheAessenceAofAaAphenomenonA-
AtryingAtoAunderstandAlivedAexperiences
EthnographyA-AcorrectAanswers-
understandAtheAinteractionAofAindividuals,AnotAjustAothers,AbutAalsoAwithAtheAcultureAofAtheA
societyAinAwhichAtheyAlive
GroundedAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
seeksAtoAunderstandAandAbuildAsubstantiveAtheoryAaboutAtheAphenomenonAofAinterest
WhatAareAtheAtypesAofAqualitativeAresearchAstudies?A-AcorrectAanswers-
narrative;Acritical;AcaseAstudy
NarrativeA-AcorrectAanswers-
usesAtheAstoriesApeopleAtellAtoAunderstandAtheAmeaningAofAtheAexperiencesAasArevealedAin
AtheAstory
CriticalA-AcorrectAanswers-
focusesAonAsocietalAcritiqueAinAorderAtoAraiseAconsciousnessAandAempowerApeopleAtoAbrin
gAaboutAchange
CaseAstudyA-AcorrectAanswers-inAdepthAanalysisAofAaAboundedAsystem
Interviews;Aobservation;AdocumentAanalysisA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAareAsomeAmethodsAforAqualitativeAresearchAstudies?
LevelAiaAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-evidenceAobtainedAfromAmeta-
analysisAorAsystematicAreviewAofArandomizedAcontrolledAtrials,Aand/rAsynthesisAofAmultipleA
studiesAprimarilyAofAquantitativeAresearch
LevelAibAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-
evidenceAobtainedAfromAatAleastAoneArandomizedAcontrolledAtrial
LevelAiiaAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-evidenceAobtainedAfromAatAleastAoneAwell-
designedAcontrolledAstudyAwithoutArandomization
LevelAiibAevidenceA-AcorrectAanswers-
evidenceAobtainedAfromAatAleastAoneAotherAtypeAofAwell-designedAquasi-
experimentalAstudy,AwithoutArandomization