Question 1

A gatekeeper grants a researcher access to a social setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which role makes it difficult for researchers to get information because they cannot ask questions that will arouse suspicion about themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) complete observer 
B) participant observer 
C) covert participant 
D) intensive interview 
A) complete observer 
B) participant observer 
C) covert participant 
D) intensive interview

Question 3

Covert observers and participants cannot take notes openly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the role of a key informant in field research and compare it to the role of an interviewee in intensive interviewing.Are there any differences? If so,what? What ethical concerns must a researcher consider with key informants and interviewees?

Accepted Answer

Key informant,group's culture,

Question 5

It is not "natural" in most social situations for someone to be present who will record his or her observations for research and publication purposes,and so individuals may alter their behavior.This phenomenon is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) reactive effects 
B) hermeneutic circle 
C) saturation point 
D) constructivism 
A) reactive effects 
B) hermeneutic circle 
C) saturation point 
D) constructivism

Question 6

In qualitative research,the interpretation of data and its analysis emerge at what point in the research process?

Accepted Answer

A) before entering the field 
B) while writing accounts of the data 
C) during initial stages of fieldwork 
D) while writing jottings 
A) before entering the field 
B) while writing accounts of the data 
C) during initial stages of fieldwork 
D) while writing jottings

Question 7

With the expanse of technology,researchers are now able to study online communities and phenomena specific to the Internet.What term aptly describes this approach?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnography 
B) case study 
C) netnography 
D) photo voice 
A) ethnography 
B) case study 
C) netnography 
D) photo voice

Question 8

To what extent do the personal dimensions of participant observation undermine or enhance its validity? Illustrate your answer with examples from the text.

Accepted Answer

Personal relationshi

Question 9

Explain how a researcher determines the composition of a focus group.

Accepted Answer

Homogeneous groups,heterogeneo

Question 10

Write a brief plan for conducting a series of focus groups designed to find out what kind of work students do while they're completing their college degree.What are the primary validity problems associated with this method of gathering data? How would you increase the validity of focus group research?

Accepted Answer

Focus groups,selection of part

Question 11

A member of a social setting who can provide access to that setting for a researcher is known as a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) sponsor 
B) assistant 
C) gatekeeper 
D) key holder 
A) sponsor 
B) assistant 
C) gatekeeper 
D) key holder

Question 12

Which professionals were the first to adopt focus groups as a widespread methodology?

Accepted Answer

A) literary critics 
B) marketing researchers 
C) anthropologists 
D) economists 
A) literary critics 
B) marketing researchers 
C) anthropologists 
D) economists

Question 13

Overall,what are the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research when compared to experimental or survey research?

Accepted Answer

Observations of natural behavi

Question 14

The setting under investigation in a qualitative study is known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) context 
B) field 
C) locale 
D) situation 
A) context 
B) field 
C) locale 
D) situation

Question 15

In participant observation,a researcher can serve as which type of participant?

Accepted Answer

A) covert observer 
B) covert participant 
C) overt observer 
D) all of these 
A) covert observer 
B) covert participant 
C) overt observer 
D) all of these

Question 16

A key informant grants a researcher access to a social setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A researcher who "goes native" does which of the following.

Accepted Answer

A) abandons research goals 
B) adopts perspectives of regular participants 
C) ceases to evaluate observations critically 
D) all of these 
A) abandons research goals 
B) adopts perspectives of regular participants 
C) ceases to evaluate observations critically 
D) all of these

Question 18

How is field research different from laboratory research? What are the strengths of field research compared to laboratory research,and what are its relative weaknesses?

Accepted Answer

Field,natural social process,o

A gatekeeper grants a researcher access to a social setting.

Which role makes it difficult for researchers to get information because they cannot ask questions that will arouse suspicion about themselves?

Covert observers and participants cannot take notes openly.

Discuss the role of a key informant in field research and compare it to the role of an interviewee in intensive interviewing.Are there any differences? If so,what? What ethical concerns must a researcher consider with key informants and interviewees?

It is not "natural" in most social situations for someone to be present who will record his or her observations for research and publication purposes,and so individuals may alter their behavior.This phenomenon is referred to as ______.

In qualitative research,the interpretation of data and its analysis emerge at what point in the research process?

With the expanse of technology,researchers are now able to study online communities and phenomena specific to the Internet.What term aptly describes this approach?

To what extent do the personal dimensions of participant observation undermine or enhance its validity? Illustrate your answer with examples from the text.

Explain how a researcher determines the composition of a focus group.

A member of a social setting who can provide access to that setting for a researcher is known as a ______.

Which professionals were the first to adopt focus groups as a widespread methodology?

Overall,what are the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research when compared to experimental or survey research?

The setting under investigation in a qualitative study is known as the ______.

In participant observation,a researcher can serve as which type of participant?

A key informant grants a researcher access to a social setting.

A researcher who "goes native" does which of the following.

How is field research different from laboratory research? What are the strengths of field research compared to laboratory research,and what are its relative weaknesses?

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters

Exam 10: Qualitative Methods

A gatekeeper grants a researcher access to a social setting.

Which role makes it difficult for researchers to get information because they cannot ask questions that will arouse suspicion about themselves?

Covert observers and participants cannot take notes openly.

Discuss the role of a key informant in field research and compare it to the role of an interviewee in intensive interviewing.Are there any differences? If so,what? What ethical concerns must a researcher consider with key informants and interviewees?

It is not "natural" in most social situations for someone to be present who will record his or her observations for research and publication purposes,and so individuals may alter their behavior.This phenomenon is referred to as ______.

In qualitative research,the interpretation of data and its analysis emerge at what point in the research process?

With the expanse of technology,researchers are now able to study online communities and phenomena specific to the Internet.What term aptly describes this approach?

To what extent do the personal dimensions of participant observation undermine or enhance its validity? Illustrate your answer with examples from the text.

Explain how a researcher determines the composition of a focus group.

A member of a social setting who can provide access to that setting for a researcher is known as a ______.

Which professionals were the first to adopt focus groups as a widespread methodology?

Overall,what are the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research when compared to experimental or survey research?

The setting under investigation in a qualitative study is known as the ______.

In participant observation,a researcher can serve as which type of participant?

A key informant grants a researcher access to a social setting.

A researcher who "goes native" does which of the following.

How is field research different from laboratory research? What are the strengths of field research compared to laboratory research,and what are its relative weaknesses?

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Evaluation and Policy Research

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters