Applied Social Behavior Research 1

Question 1

Categories in grounded theory designs

Answer 1

Are themes of basic information identified in the data by the researcher and used to understand a process.

Question 2

Grounded theory designs

Answer 2

Are systematic, qualitative procedures that researchers use to generate a theory that explains, at a broad conceptual level, a process, an action, or an interaction about a substantive topic.

Question 3

central phenomenon

Answer 3

It is an issue or process explored in qualitative research.

Question 4

changing observational role

Answer 4

It is where researchers adapt their role to the situation, such as entering a site and observing as a nonparticipant and then later becoming a participant.

Question 5

cleaning the data

Answer 5

is the process of visually inspecting the data for scores (or values) that are outside the accepted range of scores.

Question 6

cleaning the data

Answer 6

Is the process of visually inspecting the data for scores (or values) that are outside the accepted range of scores.

Question 7

coefficient alpha

Answer 7

Is a measure of the internal consistency of items on an instrument when the items are scored as continuous variables (e.g., strongly agree to strongly disagree).

Question 8

coefficient of determination

Answer 8

Assesses the proportion of variability in one variable that can be determined or explained by a second variable.

Question 9

cohort studies

Answer 9

Are longitudinal survey designs in which a researcher identifies a subpopulation based on some specific characteristic and studies that subpopulation over time.

Question 10

collaboration in narrative research

Answer 10

The inquirer actively involves the participant in the inquiry as it unfolds. May include many steps in the research process.