Lecture Review Questions

Question 1

A descriptive research design is useful in answering which types of questions EXCEPT for?

Answer 1

Why

Question 2

Origin coordinates

Answer 2

(0,0)

Question 3

X-axis

Answer 3

Horizontal

Question 4

Y-axis

Answer 4

Vertical

Question 5

Considered qualitative approaches to research?

Answer 5

Phenomenology
Ethnography
Grounded theory
Participatory action research

Question 6

In-depth open ended interviews

Answer 6

Qualitative

Question 7

Articles organized into introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections

Answer 7

Both qualitative and quantitative

Question 8

Hypothesis-driven

Answer 8

Quantitative

Question 9

May use computers for data analysis

Answer 9

QUALITATIVE and quantitative

Question 10

Results reported as themes

Answer 10

Qualitative

Question 11

Utilizes inductive reasoning -

Answer 11

Qualitative

Question 12

Which type of qualitative research is most interested in better understanding culture and beliefs of a group of people?

Answer 12

Ethnography

Question 13

Which type of research design promotes collaboration between participants and researchers and is more likely to result in action toward solving a problem?

Answer 13

Participatory

Question 14

The data collection process in qualitative research is MOST LIKELY to involve

Answer 14

A small number of participants and a large amount of subjective data

Question 15

True/False: Qualitative research questions use terminology such as discover, inquire, describe, and explore. Qualitative research questions typically begin with “what” or
“how” rather than “why”?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True/False: The description of sample and setting selection is included in the methods section of a qualitative research article

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True/False: Instead of random sampling and * convenience sampling, qualitative research often uses purposive sampling.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Purposive sampling is sometimes referred to as convenience sampling, but they are different. Convenience sampling is when an analyst gets their insights from a source that’s easily accessible to them and requires little effort. Such sources will likely be recurring sources from past investigations and those in close proximity.

Purposive sampling can be convenient, but the researcher has a more defined purpose in selecting relevant sources. Through purposive sampling, the researcher is more methodical in selecting their sample population, whether it’s one respondent or several. This approach is necessary, so the intended characteristics and traits of the sample population fit the larger demographic profile.
For instance, introducing a new adaptive clothing line into the fashion/textile industry needs to understand what will appeal to consumers as well as deliver on best practices for functionality and physical ability. In this circumstance, the company behind the idea might subjectively sample someone more knowledgeable than itself within the industry who can test the product, like a person with a disability or an occupational therapy practitioner.

In the example above, is this convenience sampling or purposive sampling

Answer 18

Purposive

Question 19

For the example given above, how would you (the researcher) use a method known as snowball sampling?

Answer 19

Send it to one person to send to other persons

Ex: send to one OT to send to multiple OT’s

Question 20

True/false: Photovoice is a type of participatory action research in which people (usually those with little power) use photographs and/or video to picture their environment and experiences and to express their thoughts about them. The goals of photovoice are to provide a voice, instill critical consciousness, and to influence policy

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True/false: A codebook contains coding instructions and the necessary information about variables in the data set. A codebook generally contains the following information:
column number record number variable number variable name question number instructions for coding

Answer 21

True

Question 22

In a study of the sensory experiences of children with and without autism and their effect on family occupations, researchers interviewed parents of 12 children; 6 with and 6 without autism. The researchers identified 4 simple categories through open coding. This led to a theory that explained how family occupations are impacted differently by children with and without autism. Which research approach do you believe was used here?

Answer 22

Grounded theory

Question 23

List five measures that are commonly used in your clinical environment. Discuss which of the three types of central tendency would best describe each of these measures for a cohort of patients or clients and explain
why.

Answer 23

ROM, FIM, Time, Wt, MMT

Mean - average
Median - middle
Mode - occurrence

Question 24

A group of men and a group of women both perform a set of exercises and record the amount of weight they can lift. The mean weight for women was 9.24 (+/-8.30) and
for men 24.04 (+/-11.96). Given the following graphic results (histograms on the projection screen), describe the difference between these two groups

X (IV) - wt
Y (DV) - frequency; per person
N = 50

Answer 24

Majority of men lift heavier weight
Women have negative skew

Question 25

A student’s final exam grades in chemistry and biology are 83 and 86, respectively. Assume that the class average for
chemistry is 84+/-5.3 and for biology is 88+/-7.2. Which is the better of the student’s scores in relation to the rest of the class?

Answer 25

The chemistry score is better