Question 1

Qualitative researchers appreciate that the interview's meaning is shaped by its gestalt.What does the term gestalt denote?

Accepted Answer

A) Where individual interviews fit along a spectrum from ethical to unethical 
B) The nature of an interview's subject matter 
C) The whole interaction of a researcher and a member in a specific context 
D) The emotional dynamics of the interview process and the participants relation to the subject matter 
E) The power asymmetries between researchers and participants 
A) Where individual interviews fit along a spectrum from ethical to unethical 
B) The nature of an interview's subject matter 
C) The whole interaction of a researcher and a member in a specific context 
D) The emotional dynamics of the interview process and the participants relation to the subject matter 
E) The power asymmetries between researchers and participants

Question 2

A major development (project)for qualitative data resources in recent years has been

Accepted Answer

A) eliminating international restrictions which made it difficult for some to access qualitative data resources. 
B) eliminating restrictions which made it difficult for researchers without academic affiliations to access qualitative data resources. 
C) enforcing standards of trustworthiness in agencies that generate qualitative data. 
D) discerning links between qualitative and quantitative data. 
E) efforts to archive qualitative data. 
A) eliminating international restrictions which made it difficult for some to access qualitative data resources. 
B) eliminating restrictions which made it difficult for researchers without academic affiliations to access qualitative data resources. 
C) enforcing standards of trustworthiness in agencies that generate qualitative data. 
D) discerning links between qualitative and quantitative data. 
E) efforts to archive qualitative data.

Question 3

Define the following:
-direct questions

Accepted Answer

In qualitative interviewing,qu

Question 4

Describe the problems with validity and reliability in qualitative interviewing.What might help to overcome these problems?

Accepted Answer

● Sample sizes are usually small in comp

Question 5

Define the following:
-selective transcription

Accepted Answer

A transcription technique in q

Question 6

Define the following:
-probing questions

Accepted Answer

In qualitative interviews,type

Question 7

Define the following:
-interview guide

Accepted Answer

A list of questions

Question 8

Identify five different qualitative interview question types (Kvale)and provide an example for each one.

Accepted Answer

● Introducing questions are general open

Question 9

Define the following:
-specifying questions

Accepted Answer

In qualitative interviews,ques

Question 10

Define the following:
-structuring questions

Accepted Answer

Questions used in qualitative

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an "indirect question" used in qualitative interviewing?

Accepted Answer

A) Why do you think young men are attracted to high-risk sports like heli-skiing? 
B) What does it feel like to participate in high-risk sports activities? 
C) From what you have said,you really enjoy participating in high-risk sports activities? 
D) So,it is all basically about the adrenaline rush? 
E) I was just wondering,how do you feel about high-risk sports in general? 
A) Why do you think young men are attracted to high-risk sports like heli-skiing? 
B) What does it feel like to participate in high-risk sports activities? 
C) From what you have said,you really enjoy participating in high-risk sports activities? 
D) So,it is all basically about the adrenaline rush? 
E) I was just wondering,how do you feel about high-risk sports in general?

Question 12

In qualitative interviewing,________ and ________ sampling techniques are typically used.

Accepted Answer

A) random; probability 
B) purposive; probability 
C) random; snowball 
D) purposive; snowball 
E) purposive; random 
A) random; probability 
B) purposive; probability 
C) random; snowball 
D) purposive; snowball 
E) purposive; random

Question 13

Define the following:
-follow-up questions

Accepted Answer

Refers to questions that are a

Question 14

In what way does the qualitative interview differ from a friendly conversation?

Accepted Answer

A) The friendly conversation has an explicit goal or purpose,whereas the qualitative interview often does not have a specific goal in mind. 
B) The friendly conversation contains many instances of repetition,whereas the qualitative interview tends to avoid going over the same details more than once. 
C) In a friendly conversation the participants usually avoid abbreviations and jargon,but in a qualitative interview the interviewer tries to use the same jargon and expressions familiar to the participant. 
D) In a friendly conversation the participants tend to speak out of turn and cut each other off,whereas in a qualitative interview the interviewer will often interrupt the participant's response in order to ask for clarification. 
E) During a friendly conversation a pause or brief silence is acceptable,whereas in a qualitative interview pauses can be used by the interviewer to get the interviewee to elaborate on a previous point. 
A) The friendly conversation has an explicit goal or purpose,whereas the qualitative interview often does not have a specific goal in mind. 
B) The friendly conversation contains many instances of repetition,whereas the qualitative interview tends to avoid going over the same details more than once. 
C) In a friendly conversation the participants usually avoid abbreviations and jargon,but in a qualitative interview the interviewer tries to use the same jargon and expressions familiar to the participant. 
D) In a friendly conversation the participants tend to speak out of turn and cut each other off,whereas in a qualitative interview the interviewer will often interrupt the participant's response in order to ask for clarification. 
E) During a friendly conversation a pause or brief silence is acceptable,whereas in a qualitative interview pauses can be used by the interviewer to get the interviewee to elaborate on a previous point.

Question 15

At what point in the interview are direct questions typically used?

Accepted Answer

A) Beginning 
B) Middle 
C) End 
D) After indirect questions 
E) Before indirect questions 
A) Beginning 
B) Middle 
C) End 
D) After indirect questions 
E) Before indirect questions

Qualitative researchers appreciate that the interview's meaning is shaped by its gestalt.What does the term gestalt denote?

A major development (project)for qualitative data resources in recent years has been

Define the following: -direct questions

Describe the problems with validity and reliability in qualitative interviewing.What might help to overcome these problems?

Define the following: -selective transcription

Define the following: -probing questions

Define the following: -interview guide

Identify five different qualitative interview question types (Kvale)and provide an example for each one.

Define the following: -specifying questions

Define the following: -structuring questions

Which of the following is an example of an "indirect question" used in qualitative interviewing?

In qualitative interviewing, and sampling techniques are typically used.

Define the following: -follow-up questions

In what way does the qualitative interview differ from a friendly conversation?

At what point in the interview are direct questions typically used?

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Exam 12: Qualitative Interviewing

Qualitative researchers appreciate that the interview's meaning is shaped by its gestalt.What does the term gestalt denote?

A major development (project)for qualitative data resources in recent years has been

Define the following: -direct questions

Describe the problems with validity and reliability in qualitative interviewing.What might help to overcome these problems?

Define the following: -selective transcription

Define the following: -probing questions

Define the following: -interview guide

Identify five different qualitative interview question types (Kvale)and provide an example for each one.

Define the following: -specifying questions

Define the following: -structuring questions

Which of the following is an example of an "indirect question" used in qualitative interviewing?

In qualitative interviewing,________ and ________ sampling techniques are typically used.

Define the following: -follow-up questions

In what way does the qualitative interview differ from a friendly conversation?

At what point in the interview are direct questions typically used?

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Experimental Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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In qualitative interviewing, and sampling techniques are typically used.