Chat with AIExam 2: Designing Qualitative Research
What steps can you take to ensure that you are taking good notes when researching for your literature review?
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VerifiedWhen you are researching, break your workload into two parts. First examine what the material you are reading is trying to say. Second, determine how the research relates to your research topic. When taking notes, record the full citation and identify the major claims of the work. As you read, write out the best parts of the work that make it unique. You should take note of exact quotes and definitions with page numbers that you can easily pick up and use in your paper. Read with an eye for what separates these research findings from any other research. Do not paraphrase when you are taking notes to avoid misconstruing the author's original intentions. Finally, save key words with your notes for each source. These will allow you to sort your notes summaries quickly into different categories, to establish a sequence of materials, and to see if multiple authors have made similar statements.
Explain the difference between cognitive reality and sensory reality, and how the social scientist uses both forms when creating a research design.
(82) VerifiedCognitive reality is the reality within your own mind. It is composed of your thoughts, and is a realm where anything is possible, even stopping a speeding train by sheer force of will. Physical, or sensory reality, is the reality experienced in the world around you. It is not in your control; it is full of sounds, scents, and things perceived by the senses. Sensory reality has clear limitations of what is possible. As researchers, social scientists move back and forth between the cognitive and sensory realms when creating and framing a research question. Conceiving the research idea occurs in the cognitive realm. Research and creation of the literature review happens in sensory reality. The research question or problem is created in cognitive reality using the theory and concepts you found. Then the research problem is framed in sensory reality, where the research will take place.
What are some criteria you can use to help establish a Web site as valid?
(72) VerifiedExamine whose Web site it is and what's in the URL (Uniform Resource Locator). Personal Web sites should be used with caution. Look at the nature of the domain. An official government Web site is more credible than a private or special purpose group Web site. Check to see if the material is current or dated. If the links are expired and the content is old, it may not be valid for your research. Consult other resources to determine if the information found on the Web site can be corroborated. If it is not supported by any other source, it is not reliable.
A nurse observes other nurses coming to work inebriated, and wonders what might be causing employees of this profession to be coming to work under the influence. The nurse searches online for terms including "drunk nurses" and "alcohol abuse among health care workers" to gain knowledge. She seeks to confirm her idea that stress leads nurses to drink by sifting through previous studies. What research model is this an example of?
(83) When locating sources for a literature review, the researcher should be wary of which source?
(93) When you consult Wikipedia to find the definition of a concept for your research literature review, this is an example of the Internet working as a ____________.
(82) Common tendencies that represent typical and expected forms of action are _______.
(103) A sampling technique that relies on subjects that are easily accessible is ___________.
(81) What ethical considerations should be kept in mind when planning your research design?
(71) Close your eyes, and imagine yourself standing on a railroad track with a train engine speeding toward you. Then imagine raising your hands and stopping the train in motion, as if you are a superhero. What kind of reality is this an example of?
(86) A sampling technique that is not widely generalizable, but can provide rich descriptions of a target population is ____________.
(82) A sampling technique that chooses a subset of the population mathematically to represent the entire population is ________.
(83) When creating a concept map, the connections between concepts are represented by ______.
(80) Symbolic elements that represent objects, properties, or phenomena, and create foundation for communication and thought are _______.
(81) Statements about the relationships between concepts are _______.
(77) Which type of Internet function is deemed valid and useful, as opposed to suspect and unreliable?
(79) Which example is NOT a reason that concepts must be clearly defined?
(78) A sampling technique that allows researchers with special expertise about a group to select subjects who represent the population is ____________.
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