Question 1

There are ethical standards that must be applied to interviewing and focus group research. Which of the following statements is NOT fully consistent with those standards?

Accepted Answer

A)   Participants should be informed that they can withdraw from the study at any point.
B)   Some information from participants may be used without their informed consent.
C)   The autonomy, privacy and dignity of participants must be protected.
D)   Participants must not be harmed as a result of engaging in the research.

Question 2

What is the quintessential defining feature of the interviewing method?

Accepted Answer

A)   It entails a face-to-face interaction of the researcher and the person researched.
B)   It entails a one-to-one interaction between the researcher and a study participant.
C)   It entails verbal interaction between the researcher and person researched.
D)   It entails the researcher posing questions to those who are researched.

Question 3

Which of those listed is not a golden rule to be followed when asking questions in a research interview?

Accepted Answer

A)   Be thoroughly familiar with the interview schedule before you start
B)   Use prompts only with those interviewees who are failing to give relevant information
C)   Use non-directive probes to clarify answers
D)   Ask all the questions that are scheduled for a participant

Question 4

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the focus group method for data collection?

Accepted Answer

A)   It involves data collection from people in a group during or after they interact with each other.
B)   It involves talking to people brought together solely for the purpose of the research.
C)   It involves interviewing individuals after they have participated in a group discussion.
D)   It involves observing a group discussion without intervening.

Question 5

What is the typical length of time taken for a focus group involving adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   30 minutes
B)   45 minutes
C)   60 minutes
D)   90 minutes

Question 6

Does empirical research suggest:

Accepted Answer

A)   interviewing is more cost-effective than focus groups.
B)   focus groups and interviewing are roughly equivalent in cost.
C)   focus groups are more cost-effective than interviewing.
D)   cost-effectiveness comparisons are inappropriate.

Question 7

Which of those listed is NOT an approach used in structuring data post-interview

Accepted Answer

A)   Holistic
B)   Network
C)   Categorical
D)   Framing

Question 8

Which of these questions is NOT double-barrelled?

Accepted Answer

A)   Can you swim and do you like swimming?
B)   Do you like diving or swimming?
C)   Do you swim every week even in the winter?
D)   Do you think it is good to swim and it encourages happiness?

Question 9

The information from focus group is now often analysed using software packages. Which of those listed is NOT used for the analysis of textual data?

Accepted Answer

A)   QSR NVivo
B)   ELAN
C)   Atlas.ti
D)   CAQDAS

Question 10

Which of these does popular guidance indicate is the number of people it is advisable to use in a focus group?

Accepted Answer

A)   10-12 if the participants are experts
B)   5-8 if the topic is non-controversial
C)   3-5 if the study is market research
D)   13-20 if the study is a replication

Question 11

What is the main feature of a 'partially structured interview'?

Accepted Answer

A)   The analysis of it has to be qualitative
B)   The precise questions posed and their order is not fixed
C)   The topics covered vary across interviewees
D)   The interviewer has less control B

Question 12

Why should you refrain from telling your participants your research hypothesis before you collect their data?

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowing it might make them less willing to participate
B)   Knowing it might confuse them
C)   Knowing it might bias the data they give you
D)   Them knowing it is not necessary for the research

Question 13

What should 'cover stories' never be? Explanations given to participants for the purpose of the study that:

Accepted Answer

A)   are non-specific.
B)   are misrepresenting.
C)   are vague.
D)   are generalisations.

Question 14

Which of the following epistemological approaches is interviewing as a research method associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)   Positivism
B)   Constructivism
C)   Both positivism and constructivism
D)   Neither positivism nor constructivism B

Question 15

At what stage in the research process could interviewing be deployed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Development of the research question
B)   Validation of data collected by other means
C)   The main data collection method
D)   All of these

Question 16

What should you avoid doing if individuals you have approached refuse to be interviewed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Encourage them to change their mind
B)   Substitute other people for them
C)   Proceed with a reduced sample size
D)   Ensure all information on the refusers are removed from the data set

Question 17

Who might be particularly difficult to interview?

Accepted Answer

A)   Experts
B)   Children
C)   People who are ill
D)   All of the above and many other sorts of people

Question 18

Telephone, video or online interviewing does have drawbacks. Which of the following list is a possible drawback of such mediums for interviewing?

Accepted Answer

A)   The interview cannot be run by an autonomous system
B)   The interview cannot be recorded
C)   The participant's identity cannot be authenticated
D)   These mediums do not permit partially structured interviewing

Question 19

When should you be wary of using a focus group method?

Accepted Answer

A)   When you have a short time span available for the study
B)   When you are testing a hypothesis
C)   When you are particularly interested in group dynamics
D)   When you have complex recording equipment

Question 20

Are focus group interactions …:

Accepted Answer

A)   typically initiated or stimulated by the researcher.
B)   typically arise spontaneously while the researcher observes.
C)   typically orchestrated so everyone talks.
D)   typically closely structured by the researcher. A

Exam 10: Interviewing and Focus Groups

There are ethical standards that must be applied to interviewing and focus group research. Which of the following statements is NOT fully consistent with those standards?

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What is the quintessential defining feature of the interviewing method?

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Which of those listed is not a golden rule to be followed when asking questions in a research interview?

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the focus group method for data collection?

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What is the typical length of time taken for a focus group involving adults?

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Does empirical research suggest:

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Which of those listed is NOT an approach used in structuring data post-interview

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Which of these questions is NOT double-barrelled?

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The information from focus group is now often analysed using software packages. Which of those listed is NOT used for the analysis of textual data?

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Which of these does popular guidance indicate is the number of people it is advisable to use in a focus group?

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What is the main feature of a 'partially structured interview'?

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Why should you refrain from telling your participants your research hypothesis before you collect their data?

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What should 'cover stories' never be? Explanations given to participants for the purpose of the study that:

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Which of the following epistemological approaches is interviewing as a research method associated with?

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At what stage in the research process could interviewing be deployed?

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What should you avoid doing if individuals you have approached refuse to be interviewed?

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Who might be particularly difficult to interview?

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Telephone, video or online interviewing does have drawbacks. Which of the following list is a possible drawback of such mediums for interviewing?

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When should you be wary of using a focus group method?

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Are focus group interactions …:

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