1. An advantage (s) of field research is (are)
a. it enables the researcher to draw statistical conclusions about the population
b. the researcher can control the variables under study
c. social processes can be studied over time
d. hypotheses can be rigorously tested
e. all of these choices are advantages of field research
2. To the qualitative researcher, the formulation of theoretical propositions, the observation of empirical events, and the evaluation of theory are typically all part of the same ongoing process
a. True
b. False
3. Field research typically alternates between deduction and induction
a. True
b. False
4. The field researcher
a. seldom approaches the task with precisely defined hypotheses to be tested
b. attempts to make sense out of an ongoing process that cannot always be predicted in advance
c. alternates between induction and deduction
d. makes initial observations, develops tentative conclusions that suggest further observation, and revises the conclusions
e. all of these choices
5. which of the following is FALSE regarding qualitative field research?
a. field research is well suited to studying social processes over time
b. field research is well suited to studying behaviors within their natural setting
c. field research is well suited to studying attitudes within their natural setting
d. field research is well suited for quantitative analysis
e. ell of these choices are TRUE
6. A (n) is a study that focuses on giving detailed and accurate description rather than explanation
a. Ethnomethodology
b. Naturalism
c. Ethnography
d. Grounded theory
e. Case study
7. Grounded theory begins with
a. Patterns
b. Hypothesis
c. Key variables
d. Data collection
e. Either patterns, hypothesis, key variables, or data collection
8. Which of the following is not part of grounded theory?
a. Analyses of patterns
b. Analyses of themes
c. Analyses of common categories
d. All of these choices are part of grounded theory
e. Analyses of patterns and analyses of themes
9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. grounded theorists enter the field with clear cut ideas about what they'll find
b. case study theorists enter the field without preconceptions about what they'll find
c. grounded theorists seek to know all the literature before entering the field
d. case study theorists seek to know all the literature before entering the field
e. all of these choices are TRUE
10. Cases studies focus on people or groups only
a. True
b. False
11. The extended case method looks for all the ways in which observations conflict with existing theory.
a. True
b. False
12. Case studies should NOT be used for
a. Descriptive purposes
b. Explanatory purposes
c. Idiographic purposes
d. Nomothetic purposes
e. Case studies can be used for descriptive, explanatory, idiographic or nomothetic purposes
13. An example (s) of the complete participant role is (are)
a. joining a sorority or fraternity to study initiation rituals without revealing your identity as a researcher
b. standing at a street corner and watching whether males or females are more likely to jay-walk
c. telling a motorcycle gang that you are a researcher and would like to ride with them for a year to understand their interaction patterns
d. being a newspaper reporter who interviews union workers to learn about recent strike efforts
e. all of these choices are examples of the complete participant role
14. The complete participant must always be a genuine member and participate in what he or she is studying.
a. True
b. False
15. Researchers who assume the role of the complete participant are unlikely to affect what they are studying
a. True
b. False
16. The terms field research and participant observation are synonyms.
a. True
b. False
17. As noted by Kvale, in a complete interviewing process a researcher will
a. Thematize
b. Design
c. Transcribe
d. Verify
e. Thematize, design, transcribe, and verify
18. Which of the following is POOR advice for recording observations in the field?
a. Don't trust your memory anymore than you have to
b. You must always take notes during the observation
c. Take notes in stages
d. Advance preparation on recording anticipated observations better enables you to record unanticipated observations
e. All of these choices are good advice
19. Professor Miller planned to tape six focus groups to examine citizens' attitudes toward park development. As a research methods student, you told Miller that an advantage of the focus group method is (are) that
a. moderators require little specialized skill.
b. moderators easily control the focus group's discussion
c. data tapes are easily analyzed
d. high face validity
e. differences between the groups, should they occur, are easily explained
20. Focus group participants are typically selected via probability samples.
a. True
b. False
21. In comparison to experiments and surveys, field research has
a. greater reliability and greater validity
b. greater reliability and less validity
c. less reliability and greater validity
d. less reliability and less validity
e. can't tell without more information about the particular study
22. Among the advantages of field research is (are) that it
a. yields precise descriptive statements about a large population
b. involves the uniform application of precise operational definitions
c. allows for the modification of research design.
d. produces definitive conclusions
e. is an extremely reliable technique
23. The qualitative field research interview is typically
a. Unstructured
b. Structured
c. Similar to the survey interview
d. Unstructured and similar to the survey interview
e. Structured and similar to the survey interview
24. Qualitative field research differs from other forms of observation in that it is both a data-collecting and a theory-generating activity
a. True
b. False