Practice Quiz Chapter 11

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. The main concern of qualitative interviewing is ________.

establishing a clear measure of concepts correct incorrect

the interviewee's perspectives and concerns correct incorrect

ensuring a standardized interview format correct incorrect

preventing interviewees from going off on a tangent correct incorrect

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. In both unstructured and semi-structured interviewing, ________.

the interviewer may only have a single question to start the process correct incorrect

the process is ultimately a conversation correct incorrect

the process is designed to bring out the issues and social interactions stemming from the experience of the interviewee, as interpreted by the interviewee correct incorrect

there is an ordered set of questions that must be followed correct incorrect

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. Unstructured interviews are a better choice than semi-structured interviews when ________.

the interviewer believes that any guide will impact what the interviewees say correct incorrect

there is a clear focus on a topic of interest correct incorrect

more than one interviewer is used correct incorrect

there are several interviewees correct incorrect

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. A narrative interview is concerned with ________.

structuring biography correct incorrect

telling a story correct incorrect

responding to requests for an interview correct incorrect

establishing strict biographical points correct incorrect

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. An interview guide should ________.

establish a clear and concise order to follow for questioning correct incorrect

avoid personal questions correct incorrect

ensure directed questions correct incorrect

avoid leading questions correct incorrect

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. The life history interview ________.

is aimed at identifying how historical events unfold and interact with personal life stories correct incorrect

cannot be used for multiple-subject research projects correct incorrect

cannot be used for multiple-location research projects correct incorrect

prevents bias caused by memory lapses and distortions correct incorrect

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. Qualitative interviews should avoid ________.

posing too many questions correct incorrect

making sure the interviewee does not go into too much detail when answering correct incorrect

ending the interview by providing the interviewee with a final reflection of what the interviewee said correct incorrect

ensuring that anxiety is not brought to the interviewee as a result of the research correct incorrect

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. Questions used in qualitative interviews do NOT include ________.

questions on relationships correct incorrect

specifying questions correct incorrect

probing questions correct incorrect

conflictual questions correct incorrect

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. Recording of interviews ________.

is not recommended for qualitative interviews correct incorrect

is useful because it provides an opportunity for secondary analysis by other researchers correct incorrect

limits the use of data because of confidentiality agreements correct incorrect

must always be transcribed in its entirety correct incorrect

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. Transcription of interviews pose difficulties because ________.

it takes to two to three hours to transcribe one hour of interview correct incorrect

transcription must be conducted by a trained transcriber correct incorrect

complications arise as a result of hanging around, making observations, and taking notes correct incorrect

it is the time-consuming process that should be done in parallel with gathering more data correct incorrect

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. Focus groups ________.

are part of a structured approach to gathering evidence correct incorrect

must be conducted with groups of no more than three people correct incorrect

are a method for exploring one another's viewpoints in supportive manner correct incorrect

are a naturalistic approach that mirrors processes that are part of normal social life correct incorrect

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. The moderator of a focus group wants to maintain an open mind-set starting with a few broad questions, asking clarifying questions, and ________ if necessary.

pointing out controversy correct incorrect

refocusing the group correct incorrect

understanding assumptions correct incorrect

comparing others correct incorrect

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. Kitzinger (1994) identified two types of interaction in focus groups: ________.

complimentary and argumentative correct incorrect

critical and compromising correct incorrect

flexible and rigid correct incorrect

authentic and artificial correct incorrect

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. One of the strengths of focus groups is ________.

increased control over the process correct incorrect

that individual personality traits can be better managed in groups correct incorrect

that developing themes are easier to link to overlapping patterns of interaction correct incorrect

recognizing and responding to issues related to group cohesion correct incorrect

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. Compared to ethnography, qualitative interviewing ________.

has a close, experiential view of the subjects' perspective correct incorrect

has wider coverage of researched people correct incorrect

tends to expose deviant activities easier correct incorrect

occurs in a natural setting correct incorrect

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. Ethnography is much cheaper to use as method of gathering qualitative research data than interviewing. The researcher only has to pay the cost of getting to the location.

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. Unstructured interviews use a pre-determined set of questions to address specific issues.

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. An interview guide for unstructured interviewing may simply be memory prompts.

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. Given that unstructured interviewing is broad in nature, researchers do not need to familiarize themselves with the subject's social setting prior to the interview.

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. At the end of an interview, the researcher should make separate notes about feelings that came up during the interview.

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. Structuring questions have no place in qualitative research interviews.

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. Questions that clarify what occurred after an event that the subject describes are called specifying questions.

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. The qualitative interview is concerned specifically with the behaviours of the interviewee, and only the interviewee.

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. Vignettes are questions where the researcher presents a scenario and asks the interviewee what he thinks and feels people would do.

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. Flexibility to alter the question order is an important part of a qualitative interview to adapt to the storyline as the interviewee tells it.

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. Focus groups must have a minimum of 12 members to provide meaningful data.

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. Online focus groups are likely to replace their face-to-face counterparts in the future.

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. Feminist researchers advocate a framework for conducting interviews that establishes a hierarchical relationship.

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. A significant issue in feminist focus groups is that the participants are not subjugated to the researcher.

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. An advantage of ethnographic immersion in a social setting is the ability to capture reflection on the past and considerations for future behaviours.

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