True or False: Focus groups rely on the naturalistic interactions of participants in a group setting to provide rich data.
True.
200
True or false: the sample influences the generalizability of a case study?
True. Characteristics of the sample as well as how they were obtained may influence the generalizability of the results.
200
What are two factors that can influence credibility of qualitative studies?
Triangulation, reflexivity, researcher bias.
200
What are two of the biggest differences between qualitative and quantitative research?
The type of data gathered. Quant studies investigate variables, whereas qualitative often doesn't have variables but tries to get insight into the experiences of individuals.
300
Researchers can use a thematic analysis (inductive content analysis) to analyse observational data. True or false?
True.
300
What style of transcription involves recording all details, including tone, gestures, and other non-verbal information?
Post-modern transcription (words only is traditional transcription).
300
Case studies are only ever carried out on people with brain abnormalities. True or false?
False.
300
Arguably, case studies should not be included in the qualitative methods section of the IB Psychology course. Why not?
Because they often use a "mixed-methods" approach, which means gathering qualitative as well as quantitative data.
300
What is the qualitative equivalent of internal validity?
Credibility.
400
What is the covert observation equivalent of informed consent?
Retrospective consent
400
What method is used to analyze data from interview transcripts?
Inductive content (thematic) analysis.
400
True or false: methodological triangulation is commonly applied in case studies
True - they use a mixed methods approach, which is methodological triangulation.
400
True or false: ethical considerations in qualitative studies are very different from ethics in quantitative studies.
False; they're much the same, with the exception of retrospective consent.
400
What is the qualitative equivalent of external validity?
Transferability.
500
All qualitative observations are naturalistic. True or false?
True (if they weren't, they'd be laboratory experiments).
500
What fundamental assumption is the use of narrative interviews based on? (i.e. why are they used in place of other one-to-one interview strategies?)
People construct their meaning from experiences and by telling their "stories" they can reveal interesting insights about their particular experiences of phenomena to researchers.
500
What are three things to consider when carrying out a case study?
How will you get your sample? How will you get your data? How will you analyze your data? Other things could include the use of triangulation and/or reflexivity.
500
Why is credibility more important than validity in qualitative studies?
Because validity refers to the influence of variables and establishing relationships between variables. As qualitative research doesn't have this goal, a different concept is needed to evaluate them.
500
Can a qualitative study find causal relationships between variables?
No. If a researcher wanted to investigate causal relationships, they'd conduct an experiment.