Qualitative Reasoning Flashcards
1
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Qualitative researchers tend to focus on:
A
discovering what people think and how/why the act in certain social settings
2
Q
Who’s experiences do qualitative researchers focus on?
A
the participants, not their own
3
Q
Qualitative researchers are committed to what kind of reasoning?
A
inductive reasoning
4
Q
what is inductive reasoning?
A
making general conclusions based on specific observations
5
Q
what is deductive reasoning?
A
starting with a general rule or idea and applying it to specific cases to reach a conclusion
6
Q
qualitative is good for discovering the meaning….
A
people give to their own lives and actions.
7
Q
answers ______ research questions, avoids creating _________ hypotheses
A
exploratory, preformulated
