Research Methods Chapter 9

Question 1

Data originally used for research purposes and then stored

Answer 1

Archived Research Data

Question 2

What people say and do only with their closest friends

Answer 2

Backstage Behavior

Question 3

The researcher observes as an outsider and does not tell people they are being observed

Answer 3

Complete Observer

Question 4

The researcher becomes a member of the group being studied and does not tell members they are being studied

Answer 4

Complete Participant

Question 5

Objects or things that are constructed by research participants during a research study

Answer 5

Constructed Data

Question 6

Observing during and directly after a specific event has occurred

Answer 6

Event Sampling

Question 7

Notes taken by an observer

Answer 7

Field Notes

Question 8

A moderator leads a discussion with a small group of people

Answer 8

Focus Group

Question 9

What people want or allow us to see

Answer 9

Frontstage Behavior

Question 10

Advises researchers to thoughtfully and strategically mix or combine qualitative and quantitative research methods, approaches, procedures, concepts, and other paradigm characteristics in a way that produces an overall design with multiple (divergent and convergent) and complementary (broadly viewed) strengths and nonoverlapping weaknesses

Answer 10

Fundamental Principle of Mixed Research

Question 11

The person leading the focus group discussion

Answer 11

Group Moderator

Question 12

An interview conducted faceto-face

Answer 12

In-Person Interview

Question 13

A spontaneous, loosely structured interview

Answer 13

Informal Conversational Interview

Question 14

Use of more than one method of data collection in a research study

Answer 14

Intermethod Mixing

Question 15

A data-collection method in which an interviewer asks an interviewee questions

Answer 15

Interview

Question 16

Specific topics and/or openended questions are asked in any order

Answer 16

Interview Guide Approach

Question 17

A data-collection instrument used in an interview

Answer 17

Interview Protocol

Question 18

The person being asked questions

Answer 18

Interviewee

Question 19

The person asking the questions

Answer 19

Interviewer

Question 20

Use of a single method of data collection to obtain a mixture of qualitative and quantitative data

Answer 20

Intramethod Mixing

Question 21

Observation done in the lab or other setting set up by the researcher

Answer 21

Laboratory Observation

Question 22

A technique for physically obtaining data to be analyzed in a research study

Answer 22

Method of Data Collection

Question 23

Observation done in realworld settings

Answer 23

Naturalistic Observation

Question 24

Watching the behavioral patterns of people

Answer 24

Observation

Question 25

The researcher spends a limited amount of time observing group members and tells members they are being studied

Answer 25

Observer-as-Participant

Question 26

Anything written, photographed, or recorded by an organization

Answer 26

Official Documents

Question 27

The researcher spends extended time with the group as an insider and tells members they are being studied

Answer 27

Participant-as-Observer

Question 28

Anything written, photographed, or recorded for private purposes

Answer 28

Personal Documents

Question 29

The process of eliciting data from a person using photographic or video imagery when conducting interviews

Answer 29

Photo Interviewing

Question 30

Any material thing created or left by humans that might provide information about a phenomenon of interest to a researcher

Answer 30

Physical Data

Question 31

Prompts to obtain response clarity or additional information

Answer 31

Probe

Question 32

An interview providing qualitative data

Answer 32

Qualitative Interview

Question 33

Observing all potentially relevant phenomena

Answer 33

Qualitative Observation

Question 34

Standardized observation

Answer 34

Quantitative Observation

Question 35

A self-report data-collection instrument filled out by research participants

Answer 35

Questionnaire

Question 36

Changes that occur in people because they know they are being observed; an alteration in performance that occurs as a result of being aware of participating in a study

Answer 36

Reactivity

Question 37

The overall research design and strategy

Answer 37

Research Method

Question 38

Existing data originally collected or left behind at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose

Answer 38

Secondary Data

Question 39

Presenting the same stimulus to all participants

Answer 39

Standardization

Question 40

A set of openended questions are asked in a specific order and exactly as worded

Answer 40

Standardized Open-Ended Interview

Question 41

An interview conducted over the phone

Answer 41

Telephone Interview

Question 42

Checking for events during specific time intervals

Answer 42

Time-Interval Sampling

Question 43

A process of collecting data using visual sources, such as photographs, drawings, graphics, paintings, film, and video

Answer 43

Visual Data Collection