Question 1

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of field research and qualitative methods.

Accepted Answer

Field research and qualitative methods h

Question 2

According to the text, which of the following statements is true about sampling in field research

Accepted Answer

A) Snowball sampling is rarely used. 
B) Targeted sampling is rarely used. 
C) Nonprobability samples are widely used. 
D) Probability samples are widely used. 
A) Snowball sampling is rarely used. 
B) Targeted sampling is rarely used. 
C) Nonprobability samples are widely used. 
D) Probability samples are widely used.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an observer role that can be adopted by a researcher

Accepted Answer

A) participant as observer 
B) observer as participant 
C) complete participant 
D) observer as observer 
A) participant as observer 
B) observer as participant 
C) complete participant 
D) observer as observer

Question 4

The textbook mentions a variety of factors that may work to reduce the validity of observational research. Identify and discuss those factors and what can be done to reduce their impact.

Accepted Answer

Observational research can be affected b

Question 5

When doing field research, why is it methodologically desirable to look for behavior that is illegal, stigmatizing, or risks punishment to the people being observed

Accepted Answer

A) It can help assess the validity of observations. 
B) It makes for more interesting research reports. 
C) It makes it possible to use field notes. 
D) Hypotheses in field research typically deal with such behavior. 
A) It can help assess the validity of observations. 
B) It makes for more interesting research reports. 
C) It makes it possible to use field notes. 
D) Hypotheses in field research typically deal with such behavior.

Question 6

Which of the following would NOT be included in the field notes that are recorded as a part of observational research

Accepted Answer

A) a running description of what occurs 
B) a description of the statistical procedures used in data analysis 
C) previous episodes that were forgotten at the time but are recalled while in the field 
D) personal impressions and feelings 
A) a running description of what occurs 
B) a description of the statistical procedures used in data analysis 
C) previous episodes that were forgotten at the time but are recalled while in the field 
D) personal impressions and feelings

Question 7

Which of the following would be most likely to agree that objective and quantitative measurement techniques can be used to discover what is important in the social world

Accepted Answer

A) positivists 
B) subjectivists 
C) those who adopt the verstehen perspective 
D) interactionists 
A) positivists 
B) subjectivists 
C) those who adopt the verstehen perspective 
D) interactionists

Question 8

Which of the following has the greatest face validity as a measure of behavior and events

Accepted Answer

A) surveys 
B) questionnaires 
C) observational techniques 
D) secondary data analysis 
A) surveys 
B) questionnaires 
C) observational techniques 
D) secondary data analysis

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true regarding field research

Accepted Answer

A) Field researchers actually see or hear the behaviors that are the data for the research. 
B) It involves making observations of people in their natural settings. 
C) It is most consistent with the positivist paradigm. 
D)  Field researchers actually see or hear the behaviors that are the data for the research and it involves making observations of people in their natural settings. 
A) Field researchers actually see or hear the behaviors that are the data for the research. 
B) It involves making observations of people in their natural settings. 
C) It is most consistent with the positivist paradigm. 
D)  Field researchers actually see or hear the behaviors that are the data for the research and it involves making observations of people in their natural settings.

Question 10

In participant observation research, one danger is that the observer may become an involved participant of the scene being observed.This is a problem because:

Accepted Answer

A) the researcher may lose his or her objective, scientific perspective. 
B) the researcher may become too objective and not perceive things from the perspective of group members. 
C) verstehen may be irreversibly lost. 
D) it becomes difficult to conduct time sampling. 
A) the researcher may lose his or her objective, scientific perspective. 
B) the researcher may become too objective and not perceive things from the perspective of group members. 
C) verstehen may be irreversibly lost. 
D) it becomes difficult to conduct time sampling.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of field research and qualitative methods.

According to the text, which of the following statements is true about sampling in field research

Which of the following is NOT an observer role that can be adopted by a researcher

The textbook mentions a variety of factors that may work to reduce the validity of observational research. Identify and discuss those factors and what can be done to reduce their impact.

When doing field research, why is it methodologically desirable to look for behavior that is illegal, stigmatizing, or risks punishment to the people being observed

Which of the following would NOT be included in the field notes that are recorded as a part of observational research

Which of the following would be most likely to agree that objective and quantitative measurement techniques can be used to discover what is important in the social world

Which of the following has the greatest face validity as a measure of behavior and events

Which of the following statements is true regarding field research

In participant observation research, one danger is that the observer may become an involved participant of the scene being observed.This is a problem because:

Research in the Human Services

The Logic of Social Research

Ethical Issues in Social Research

Issues in Problem Formulation

The Process of Measurement

Sampling

Survey Research

Analysis of Available Data

Experimental Research

Single-System Designs

Evaluation Research

Scaling

Data Analysis I-- Data Preparation and Presentation

Data Analysis II-- Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing for Research-- Grant Proposals and Report Writing

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Exam 9: Field Research and Qualitative Methods

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of field research and qualitative methods.

According to the text, which of the following statements is true about sampling in field research

Which of the following is NOT an observer role that can be adopted by a researcher

The textbook mentions a variety of factors that may work to reduce the validity of observational research. Identify and discuss those factors and what can be done to reduce their impact.

When doing field research, why is it methodologically desirable to look for behavior that is illegal, stigmatizing, or risks punishment to the people being observed

Which of the following would NOT be included in the field notes that are recorded as a part of observational research

Which of the following would be most likely to agree that objective and quantitative measurement techniques can be used to discover what is important in the social world

Which of the following has the greatest face validity as a measure of behavior and events

Which of the following statements is true regarding field research

In participant observation research, one danger is that the observer may become an involved participant of the scene being observed.This is a problem because:

Research in the Human Services

The Logic of Social Research

Ethical Issues in Social Research

Issues in Problem Formulation

The Process of Measurement

Sampling

Survey Research

Analysis of Available Data

Experimental Research

Single-System Designs

Evaluation Research

Scaling

Data Analysis I-- Data Preparation and Presentation

Data Analysis II-- Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Writing for Research-- Grant Proposals and Report Writing

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