NUR 302 - CHAPTER 17 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Which of the following terms is especially controversial among qualitative researchers?
A) Dependability
B) Validity
C) Transferability
D) Credibility - Answers B
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 - Answers A, B, D
Dependability in qualitative research is considered the analog of which criterion in quantitative
research?
A) Internal validity
B) Construct validity
C) Reliability
D) Specificity - Answers C
The criterion that refers to neutrality or objectivity in qualitative inquiry is which of the following?
A) Credibility
B) Transferability
C) Authenticity
D) Confirmability - Answers D
Which criterion is considered analogous to internal validity in the Lincoln & Guba framework?
A) Credibility
B) Transferability
C) Dependability
D) Confirmability - Answers A
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 - Answers D
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 - Answers A
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 - Answers C
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 - Answers D
A quality-enhancement strategy about which there is considerable controversy is which of the
following?
A) Member checks
B) Stepwise replications
C) Negative case analysis
Which of the following terms is especially controversial among qualitative researchers?
A) Dependability
B) Validity
C) Transferability
D) Credibility - Answers B
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 - Answers A, B, D
Dependability in qualitative research is considered the analog of which criterion in quantitative
research?
A) Internal validity
B) Construct validity
C) Reliability
D) Specificity - Answers C
The criterion that refers to neutrality or objectivity in qualitative inquiry is which of the following?
A) Credibility
B) Transferability
C) Authenticity
D) Confirmability - Answers D
Which criterion is considered analogous to internal validity in the Lincoln & Guba framework?
A) Credibility
B) Transferability
C) Dependability
D) Confirmability - Answers A
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 - Answers D
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 - Answers A
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 - Answers C
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 - Answers D
A quality-enhancement strategy about which there is considerable controversy is which of the
following?
A) Member checks
B) Stepwise replications
C) Negative case analysis
