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Research methods Quiz 1
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1Qualitative research is not...
- AA distinct theory or set of methods
- BAs naturalistic as possible
- CConcerned with traditional 'measurement'
- Dconcerned with meaning and experience
- EA set of interpretative practices
- Fconcerned with cause and effect relationships
2The positivist approach:
- AThe goal of research is to produce objective knowledge
- BThe goal of research is to produce subjective knowledge
- CIs an inductive approach
- DIs a deductive approach
- EWorks 'bottom down'
- FWorks 'top down'
- GResearch questions derived from pre-existing theoretical frameworks
3Phenomenologists believe that:
- AReality is socially constructed. The social world consists of multiple subjective realities rather than a single objective reality
- BKnowledge of the world should be impartial, unbiased and objective
4IPA is based on the principles of Phenomenology
- ATrue
- BFalse
5IPA focuses on phenomena that occur in our [blank_start]consciousness[blank_end] as we engage with the world around us.
Participants [blank_start]account[blank_end] is the phenomenon of interest.
Involves [blank_start]subjective[blank_end] interpretation.
Aims to capture the [blank_start]quality[blank_end] and [blank_start]texture[blank_end] of individual experience and explores particular [blank_start]aspects[blank_end] of a persons life.- Aconsciousness
- Baccount
- Csubjective
- Dquality
- Etexture
- Faspects
6Discourse analysis comes from critical [blank_start]language[blank_end] studies.
Challenges the view of language as a [blank_start]representation[blank_end] of reality.
Discursive research is based on the [blank_start]analysis.[blank_end]
Language is [blank_start]constructive[blank_end] and functional.
Concerned with how particular versions of [blank_start]reality[blank_end] are manufactured and negotiated in [blank_start]conversations.[blank_end]- Alanguage
- Bspeech
- Cwriting
- Dtype
- Erepresentation
- Falternative
- Ganalysis
- Hreading
- Icollecting of data
- Jdestructive
- Kuseful
- Lconstructive
- Mreality
- Nspeech
- Olife
- Pconversations.
- Qthe world
- Rtexts
7Qualitative research questions are:
open-[blank_start]ended.[blank_end]
Concerned with eliciting [blank_start]detailed[blank_end] descriptions and [blank_start]explanations.[blank_end]
Focused on the [blank_start]identification[blank_end] of processes, objects or events.- Aended.
- Bclosed
- Csimple
- Ddetailed
- Eexplanations.
- Flanguages
- Grepresentation
- Hidentification
8A theme:
- ACaptures irrelevant things in relation to your research question
- BCaptures something important in relation to your research question
- CIs your research question
9Grounded theory:
- AUses categories- instances that share central features or characteristics
- BDoes not use categories
- CUses categories- instances that share no central features or characteristics
- DUses coding-category identification
- EUses coding- research question identification
- FDoes not use coding
10Negative case analysis is the identification of instances that do not 'fit'
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Writing a definition has nothing to do with the data
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- Psychology Quiz on Research methods Quiz 1, created by Anya Saddler on 10/10/2016.
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