Final Exam Flashcards

1
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Define: Ethnography

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Immersion of researcher into the experience(s) of the subject

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Define: Phenomenology

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Using the subject’s explanation of their experiences to find meaning or themes

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Define: Grounded Theory

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Constant comparison of new information to current data

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4
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Define: Case Study

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A study in which a handful of participants are utilized due to nature of study (rare diagnosis, etc)

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Define: Thoretical Sampling

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Individuals are recruited and chosen for study to help develop a theory

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Define: Information-Rich Sampling

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Individuals are chosen for a study based on the amount of information they can provide

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Define: Maximum Variation Sampling

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Individuals are chosen for a study in order to fully represent the selected patient population

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Define: Coding

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How “data” is extracted and gathered for analysis in a qualitative study

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Define: Credibility

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What a subject says or does is truthful and reflects reality

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10
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Define: Triangulation

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Comparing various sources of data for consistency

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Define: Negative Case Analysis

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Examining cases/data that don’t support or go against themes

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Define: Member Checking

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Allowing participants to verify/clarify meaning behind what was said/done

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13
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Define: Transferability

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How well the results can apply to other individuals in the target population

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14
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Define: Thick Description

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Fully expressing the aspects of the situation and study population

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15
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Define: Purposive Sampling

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Selecting participants to allow for transferability

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16
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Define: Dependability

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How well the study could be replicated, how stable the data is over time

17
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Define: Audit Trail

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Fully documenting the methodology of the study with rationale

18
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Define: Confirmability

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The conclusions of the author are based on participants’ thoughts/actions/feelings, NOT the bias of the author

19
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Define: Reflexivity

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Systematic consideration of how a researcher’s opinions shape the article and vice versa

20
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What vocabulary term means…

“Immersion of researcher into the experience(s) of the subject”

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Ethnography

21
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What vocabulary term means…

“Using the subject’s explanation of their experiences to find meaning or themes”

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Phenomenology

22
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What vocabulary term means…

“Constant comparison of new information to current data”

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Grounded Theory

23
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What vocabulary term means…

“A study in which a handful of participants are utilized due to nature of study (rare diagnosis, etc)”

A

Case Study

24
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What vocabulary term means…

“Individuals are recruited and chosen for study to help develop a theory”

A

Thoretical Sampling

25
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What vocabulary term means…

“Individuals are chosen for a study based on the amount of information they can provide”

A

Information-Rich Sampling

26
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What vocabulary term means…

“Individuals are chosen for a study in order to fully represent the selected patient population”

A

Maximum Variation Sampling

27
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What vocabulary term means…

“How ‘data’ is extracted and gathered for analysis in a qualitative study”

A

Coding

28
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What vocabulary term means…

“What a subject says or does is truthful and reflects reality”

A

Credibility

29
Q

What vocabulary term means…

“Comparing various sources of data for consistency”

A

Triangulation

30
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What vocabulary term means…

“Examining cases/data that don’t support or go against themes”

A

Negative Case Analysis

31
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What vocabulary term means…

“Allowing participants to verify/clarify meaning behind what was said/done”

A

Member Checking

32
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What vocabulary term means…

“How well the results can apply to other individuals in the target population”

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Transferability

33
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What vocabulary term means…

“Fully expressing the aspects of the situation and study population”

A

Thick Description

34
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What vocabulary term means…

“Selecting participants to allow for transferability”

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Purposive Sampling

35
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What vocabulary term means…

“How well the study could be replicated, how stable the data is over time”

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Dependability

36
Q

What vocabulary term means…

“Fully documenting the methodology of the study with rationale”

A

Audit Trail

37
Q

What vocabulary term means…

“The conclusions of the author are based on participants’ thoughts/actions/feelings, NOT the bias of the author”

A

Confirmability

38
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What vocabulary term means…

“Systematic consideration of how a researcher’s opinions shape the article and vice versa”

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Reflexivity