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Chapter 26

Authored by James Deehan

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The natural sciences have often been characterized as being positivist in epistemological orientation. Which of the following has been proposed as an alternative account?

Marxism

Subjectivism

Interpretivism

Realism

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is it argued that qualitative research can have "empiricist overtones"?

Semi-structured interview schedules are used to quantify behaviour

There is an emphasis on direct observation of people and social settings

Qualitative researchers prefer to conduct statistical analyses of their data

It typically involves testing a clearly defined hypothesis

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might we say that quantitative researchers also try to study social meanings?

Because the method they use most is the in-depth interview

Because their written reports usually refer to an interpretivist epistemology

Because surveys and questionnaires are used to examine attitudes and opinions

Because they observe human behaviour in a laboratory

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Bryman argue that research methods can be seen as relatively "free-floating" or autonomous?

Because researchers often change their minds about which method to use

Because most qualitative researchers are Hippies who believe in free love

Because there is no longer any meaningful distinction between quantitative and qualitative research

Because there is no inevitable connection between a researcher's choice of method and their epistemological/ ontological beliefs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not one of the contrasts that has been made to distinguish between quantitative and qualitative research?

Behaviour versus meaning

Numbers versus words

Traditional versus modern

Artificial versus natural

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term "quasi-quantification" refer to?

The use of words like "many", "some" or "often" in qualitative research

A poor attempt at statistical analysis

The use of a survey instrument that has not been tested for inter-coder reliability

The way scientists talk about their data in numerical terms to enhance the credibility of their findings

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it argued that qualitative research may not really be "naturalistic"?

Because participant observation has to be overt and so causes reactivity effects

Because methods such as interviews and focus groups constitute artificial social settings

Because quantitative methods such as structured observation tend to take place in more naturalistic environments

Because it is concerned with the social world rather than the natural world

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