Qualitative Research Methods Coursera Quiz Answers

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Week 03: Qualitative Research Methods Coursera Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Practice quiz

Q1. Phenomenology studies the conscious experience of something as experienced by the researcher only.

False
True

Q2. Why are deviant cases interesting to delve in for qualitative researchers?

Deviant cases are rare in qualitative research
Deviant cases can lead to better narratives and stronger anecdotalism
Qualitative researchers are -by definition- studying the underdogs, who are usually the deviant cases
Deviant cases can provide additional support for a theory

Q3. Which of the following set of criteria of qualitative research is most likely to be used in qualitative research with a more objectivist social ontology?

The midway position of Martyn Hammersley (1992), in which it is about the plausibility of the researcher’s account.
The sets of criteria were translated from quantitative research (Mason, 1996 or Lecompte & Goetz, 1982).
No criteria are used at all.
The alternative sets in which we focus on Trustworthiness and Authenticity.

Quiz 2: Midterm exam

Q1. Why do qualitative methodologists talk about serendipity in qualitative research, whereas in more quantitative research there is less stress on it?

Because there is more room for flexibility in qualitative research, it enlarges the possibility of accidental findings.
It is an important aspect of the lifeworld of the participant when studying
interactions.
As a philosophical position, it could be placed between realism and constructivism, which is an important middle position.
Without reflexivity in qualitative research, observations are seen as abstract descriptions.

Q2. Which of the following statements is false?

Positivism is an epistemological position
Constructivism is an ontological position
An epistemological position entails a view of knowledge
An ontological position entails a view of knowledge

Q3. What is the main objective of ethnography?

To be part of the social setting for a prolonged period of time
To be able to use a variety of methods
To understand the culture, norms, values and social environment of a group
To write about people you usually do not meet

Q4. Pragmatism requires the researcher to be exclusively concerned with practical knowledge.

True
False

Q5. Participant observation does not provide:

A single type of data
Contextualized data
Naturally occurring data
In-depth data

Q6. Thick description is an in-depth and contextual description in order to represent reality as factual as possible.

True
False

Q7. Which of the following statements is false:

Deviant cases are relevant because:
Deviant cases can require modification of a theory
Deviant cases provide the best data
Deviant cases can provide additional support for a theory
Deviant cases are simply exceptional

Q8. Theoretical saturation means that no additional data are being found whereby the sociologist can develop properties of the category.

True
False

Q9. Which of the following is not a critique of triangulation?

Triangulation is often used to search for a single truth, so it is by definition focused on a single, unconstructed reality
Triangulation leads to a weak description of your findings
Triangulation does lead to testing effects
It is impossible to compare an interview with an observation because you move away from the social context of both methods

Q10. Abduction works like this:

The surprising fact, C, is observed; But if A were true, C would be a matter of course, hence, A is true

True
False

Q11. Abduction in qualitative research is:

An analytical tool for doing focused observations in waiting rooms
A creative and appealing form of guessing
A criterion for rigorous research
A form of kidnapping ideas and building conspiracy theories

Q12. Qualitative researchers tend to focus strongly on details as well as context. What is not an issue with the focus on details?

For a focus on details, the issue is on the range and depth of the focus: where to start description and where to end description?
A focus on details is too much quick and dirty work
Inattentional blindness
Details and context are both independent of a researcher’s knowledge of the local situation

Q13. Qualitative researchers see the use of sensitizing concepts as key to good theoretical understanding, why?

A sensitizing concept gives a definitive sense of reference and guidance in approaching empirical instances
A sensitizing concept gives a temporary sense of reference and guidance in approaching empirical instances
A sensitizing concept is a stable concept, which defines exactly what specific empirical instances to look for
A sensitizing concept is a very concrete/clear-cut concept and defines exactly what specific empirical instances to look for

Q14. In the lecture, it was argued that reflexivity could be seen as a confession on three levels. Which level was not considered in the lecture?

Theory
Personal
Ethical
Method

Q15. Generalization is a big issue in more quantitative social research. In qualitative research:

Many qualitative researchers generalize less to statistical representation but more to variation
Many qualitative researchers generalize less to statistical representation and more to populations
Qualitative researchers just don’t care about generalization
Many qualitative researchers generalize less to variation but more to deviant cases

Q16. Which of the following forms is not a form of theoretical saturation?

Saturation by using redundancy
Saturation by using a variation
Saturation by using theory
Saturation by using complete representation

Q17. In naturalism, social researchers are considered as part of the social world they study.

True
False

Q18. Which epistemological position fits this quote:

“Social reality has a specific meaning and relevance structure for the beings living, acting, and thinking within it”

Interpretivist position
Positivist position
Pragmatist position
Realist position

Q19. Which of the following philosophical positions places “natural” knowledge between brackets:

Pragmatism
Phenomenology
Positivism
Hermeneutics

Q20. Which of the following methods is central to Ethnography?

Surveys
Document analysis
Participant observation
Biographical interviews

Q21. Dramaturgical sociology as an observational paradigm entails:

Focusing on the city and dealing with private and public
Focusing on self-observation and auto-ethnography
Focusing on how people act, interact and form relationships to determine meaning
Focusing on the forms of social interaction & social types

Q22. Selective observation (Spradley, 1980) is focused on comparisons and nuances.

True
False

Q23. A researcher can win authority based on rhetorics only, by showing the hardships he or she went through in the research.

True
False

Q24. The problem with a focus is:

Respondent validation
Sampling bias
Confirmation bias
Deliberate blindness

Q25. People use Symbolic transformation (Lofland, 1973) as a way of privatizing public space

True
False

Q26. What to note when taking field notes in an observational study depends on:

The results you expect to get
Your writing skills
Your personal interests
Your research question

Q27. A woman is screaming at her partner in the supermarket. They are a fighting couple.

This is an example of an interpretation

True
False

Q28. When working with multiple interviewers on the same study, a structured coding scheme enhances:

Internal reliability
External validity
Internal validity
Credibility

Q29. Which of the following is not a type of triangulation?

Triangulation of ontology
Triangulation of methods
Triangulation of researchers
Triangulation of informants

Q30. In qualitative research following strict procedures is crucial

True
False

Week 8: Final Exam Quiz Answers

Q1. Which of the following is not a vision of interviewing?

Interview as a tunnel (to the truth)
Interview as a topic and a tunnel
Interview as a method
Interview as a topic

Q2. Which of the following types are types of Grounded Theories?

World system and rational choice theories
Objective and subjective theories
Grand and middle-range theories
Substantive and formal theories

Q3. What is most important about rapport in interviewing?

It is also task-oriented behavior and thus helps to enhance data quality
It makes interviewing more fun for the researcher and the interviewee
It increases the chance that the interviewee will participate in future research
It is good for your self-esteem as an interviewer and your reputation as a kind person

Q4. What is used by definition in a semi-structured qualitative interview?

Closed questions
The undefined sequence of questions
The predefined sequence of questions
Open questions

Q5. Which of the following three aspects are used in all approaches in qualitative analysis?

Data collection, interpretation, and analysis
Describing, analyzing, and generalizing
Data collection, transcribing, and analysis
Interpreting, describing, and analyzing

Q6. Analytic Induction and Grounded Theory are both rather inductive methods:

True
False

Q7. What is the main objective of Grounded Theory?

To develop a theory based on data
To generalize to a population
To describe data grounded in theory
To develop a pure methodology

Q8. Why is coding in Grounded Theory so important?

Coding is one of the good practices of qualitative research
Coding helps you to confirm your newly developed theory by testing your codes
Coding is a way to organize the constant comparison of data with data, data with concepts and categories
Coding enhances the quality of your research because codes are short summaries

Q9. According to Charmaz the ontological position of a Grounded Theory researcher should be objectivist

True
False

Q10. Some approaches of qualitative analysis are iterative. What does iterative mean?

The researcher repeats the data collection after finding contradictory cases
The researcher goes back and forward between data and theoretical claims
The researcher follows the research cycle step by step
The researcher uses triangulation of methods

Q11. To ensure the best quality of gathered information using open interviews, the best probing tactic is by definition:

Encouraging
Accommodating
It does not matter, probing techniques are more important
Challenging

Q12. Reflexivity is not a part of the writing process

False
True

Q13. Mixing methods could be useful because:

Quantitative methods are inferior to qualitative methods, so by mixing the quality of the research will increase
Qualitative methods are inferior to quantitative methods, so by mixing the quality of the research will increase
Quantitative methods and qualitative methods could complement each other
Quantitative methods and qualitative methods are incompatible

Q14. There are five focal points in ethics, Which of the following is not a focal point:

Utilization
Informed consent
Do no harm
Privacy

Q15. An interview is a conversation with a purpose.

True
False

Q16. The purpose of the interview as a topic is:

To obtain useful information through observation of the interview
To obtain useful information about events and facts of the life of the interviewee
To obtain useful information about the emotions and experiences facts of the interviewee
To obtain useful information about stories and the life world of the interviewee

Q17. Behavior in interviews can be oriented towards:

The interview as a technique
The interviewee as an object
The interview as a good practice
The interviewee as a person

Q18. As a result of Oakley’s (1981) critique of the interview as a power game, in the literature, the emphasis shifted towards:

The interviewer as an expert
Stronger focus on rapport, trust, and reciprocity
The interview as a neutral method of research
The interviewee is inferior to the interviewer

Q19. Probing means responding to replies from the interviewee with the aim of asking as many questions as possible within a limited amount of time.

True
False

Q20. Which of the following statements about content analysis and analytic induction is true?

Content analysis is a more sequential approach
Analytic induction is by definition less rigorous
Analytic induction is a more sequential approach
Content analysis is by definition less rigorous

Q21.Framework analysis can be seen a version of content analysis.

True
False

Q22. Which of the following characteristics is not a key characteristic of Framework analysis

Framework analysis retains links to the original data
Framework analysis works with hierarchies of themes and sub-themes
Framework analysis is both a case and theme-based approach
Framework analysis expands data

Q23. The difference between Framework Analysis and Content Analysis is:

Framework analysis entails coding the data, whereas content analysis does not.
Framework analysis has strict interpretation rules, whereas content analysis does not.
Framework analysis has clear definitions of codes, whereas content analysis has not.
Framework analysis reduces data through summaries and synthesis, whereas content analysis does not.

Q24. According to Karl Popper (1959), verification is crucial for the scientific method.