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Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 15 questions.

	Qualitative research is dependent upon which of the following strategies?   Participant observation Field observation Interviewing All of the above

	Foreshadowed problems in qualitative research are   Initial research questions derived solely from an extensive review of the literature Broad research questions about the participants Analyzed for clarity and precision before the study begins Specific research questions that are used to guide the study

	The best approach for a qualitative researcher to state foreshadowed problems is to   Scout out the setting first Base it on relevant conceptual frameworks Limit reading of the literature so that he or she will enter the field with a “blank mind” or “empty head” Disregard scholarly thinking in relevant research areas

	Mapping the field refers to   Interpreting any subset of context-bound data within the larger context of the site A negotiation process to obtain freedom of access to a site that is suitable for the research problems Acquiring data of the social, spatial, and temporal relationships in the site to gain a sense of the total context A negotiation process to obtain freedom of access to a site that is feasible for the researcher’s resources of time, mobility, and skills

	The qualitative researcher’s data collection is characterized by   Conducting his entry into the field in a manner to maintain rapport with participants Refraining from recording observations while in the field Listening and observing in a critical and judgmental perspective Depending on participants to record their own observations

	Possible research roles of field workers include all of the following EXCEPT   Participant observer Complete observer Full participant Naturalistic observer

	Participant-observation involves all of the following EXCEPT   Field residence in which the researcher is present in the field for a prolonged time Acquisition of particular language variations of participants Writing descriptive and detailed field notes Seeking and corroborating different observations Casual and occasional field visits

	Field residence refers to   On-site participant observation Interviewing Artifact analysis Intensive observing and listening

	The forms of intensive observing and listening perceptions can take the form of   Verbal Nonverbal Tacit listening All of the above

	Which of the following represents a synthesis of the main interactions and scenes observed and suggests questions and tentative interpretations?   Anecdotal records Summary observations Summary of descriptive details Reflex records

	Qualitative interviews are typically characterized by   Formal selected response questions Standardized closed questions Informal structured questions Open-response questions

	Interviewing prominent decision-makers in the organization is referred to as   Key-informant interviews Standardized open-ended Elite interviews Informal conversation

	Interviewers vary in terms of   Their interactive styles Whether they record the interview in some form The need to edit notations of initial insights and comments Whether they write elaborations after each interview session

	Artifact collections are best characterized as   The mechanical devices used to collect data The interactions of stake-holders Tangible manifestations of a subculture which describe peoples’ actions, values, feelings, and perceptions The result of interacting strategies to obtain data

	Which of the following is a supplementary technique of qualitative field observations?   Focus groups Special surveys Visual techniques All of the above

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