N2MM3 Qualitative research

This is the participants' tendency to respond or behave in a way that they think will make them liked or accepted.

• social desirability bias

• acquiescence bias

• sensitivity bias

• dominant respondent bias

This occurs when respondents in an interview are inclined to answer in a certain way because the wording of the question encourages them to do so.

• confirmation bias

• leading question bias

• question order bias

• biased reporting

This sampling technique uses the sample that is easily available or accessible.

• purposive sampling

• theoretical sampling

• snowball sampling

• convenience sampling

Another term for criterion-based selection is __________.

• response rate sampling

• purposive sampling

• typical-case sampling

• random sampling

In qualitative research, “designs” refers ______?

• research methods

• research objectives

• research studies

A study that intends to describe the shared beliefs and practices of individuals living in a community in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains would be an example of which type of qualitative research?

• phenomenology

• ethnography

• narrative inquiry

• case study

• grounded theory

A researcher interviews 20–30 women who are in abusive relationships and from this research she develops a theory to explain the dynamics of abusive relationships. This would likely be an example of which type of qualitative research?

• phenomenology

• ethnography

• narrative inquiry

• case study

• grounded theory

A researcher interviews adolescent mothers to learn more about their experiences of childbirth. This would be an example of which type of qualitative research?

• phenomenology

• ethnography

• narrative inquiry

• case study

• grounded theory

Triangulation is a validation approach based on the search for the __________ of results obtained by multiple sources and perspectives.

• convergence

• absence divergence

Involves the use of multiple observers to record and describe the research participants’ behavior and context. These observers assess the degree to which their observations are corroborated in order to enhance the credibility and defensibility of the results.

• data triangulation

• investigation triangulation

• methods triangulation

• theory triangulation