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A. Conceptual
B. Theoretical
C. Methodological
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Continuously changing
B. Unchanging
C. Universally applicable
D. Both b and c
A. Role
B. Social Identity
C. Social location
D. All of these
A. The nature of knowledge
B. The nature of being or reality
C. How ideology shape the overall approach to the methods in a study
D. All of these
A. Researchers
B. Participants
C. Readers
D. All of these
A. Epistemology
B. Methodology
C. Ontology
D. None of these
A. Social class
B. Sexual identity/orientation
C. Ethnicity
D. All of these
A. Theoretical
B. Conceptual
C. Contextual
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Dominant
B. Submissive
C. Both
D. None
A. Dialogic engagement
B. Relational engagement
C. Directive engagement
D. All of these
A. Convergent
B. Emergent
C. Submergent
D. None of these
A. Convergent
B. Emergent
C. Submergent
D. None of these
A. People
B. Places
C. Environments
D. All of the above
A. To prove a theory
B. To analyze data
C. To judge situations
D. To randomly sample people
A. An impartial witness
B. A tool for conducting research
C. Unbiased in his or her approach
D. A lens for interpreting data
A. With a research question
B. Reviews the literature related to the question
C. Develops a hypothesis
D. Submits a proposal to an institutional review board
A. With a research question
B. Reviews the literature related to the question
C. Develops a hypothesis
D. Submits a proposal to an institutional review board
A. Definitively answer a research question
B. Provide a statistical analysis of a situation
C. Objectively sample a population
D. Create a theoretical understanding of the situation
A. Is a term borrowed from positivist research
B. Reflects the verisimilitude of the study
C. Gives people a sense of trustworthiness of the study
D. All of the above
A. Never changes from the start to finish
B. Starts and stops depending on availability of research participants
C. Accounts for unforeseen changes and developments
D. Relies on statistical averages
A. On the Internet
B. Sealed away but may share their findings with participants
C. On their laptop and in notebooks
D. In full view for all to see
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. You are finished and don’t have to read anything else
B. You follow the leads and see if it matches the literature
C. You find patterns or inconsistencies in your work
D. You choose another area to study
A. True
B. False
A. Based on fieldwork and relationships with people
B. Inductive
C. Ethical and based on principles
D. Focused on one specific question
A. Try to make friends with some local workers
B. Find out if it is possible to get “inside” the facility
C. Ask the owners of the ranch if he can interview workers about his topic
D. Stand in a nearby field and videotape the action
A. Follow several leads for his study
B. Witness abuse of animals during his study
C. Withstand potential danger to himself
D. None of the above
A. Informs the intellectual community about an issue or theory
B. Makes meaning of the lives and situation of people
C. Can improve the life of participants
D. Is ethical and rigorous
E. All of the above
A. True
B. False
A. Analyzing words
B. Reporting detailed views of participants
C. Conducting the study in a natural setting
D. All of these
A. Phenomenology
B. Ethnography
C. Grounded Theory
D. All of these
A. The methods of Research
B. Conceptualizing a problem
C. Writing a narrative
D. All of these