Research (Planning, Conducting, and Reporting) Quiz # 9

What people refer to as the scientific method in which hypotheses are formulated that can be tested in a potentially falsifiable manner is hypothetico deductive method

True

False

De-identified data in which personally identifying information has been removed; typically involves research with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) data

True

False

Observing individuals in their natural settings, without any kind of intervention or manipulation is naturalistic observation

True

False

Categories of behavior, usually predetermined, used to guide the recording of observed behavior are behavioral categories.

True

False

Behavior coding scheme is approach to observational research in which there is a checklist to code targeted behaviors

True

False

Measurement before and after some intervention; can include a control group (preferred) or not is pre post design

True

False

Observing in a setting while concealed; a form of passive deception is concealed observer

True

False

Spatial record of the behaviors and location of participants in the setting is behaviour map

True

False

For a dataset, checking the number of times values appear for a given variable is frequency analysis

True

False

Count of the number of times an event or characteristic occurs in a study is called

Frequency

Duration

Observation

All of these

In behavioral observation, recording how long a behavior lasts is called

Frequency

Duration

Observation

All of these

Calculation of the extent of agreement between raters is inter rater reliability

True

False

Degree of agreement between observers, calculated as the number of agreements between observers divided by the number of events observed is percent agreement

True

False

Measures the degree of association between variables that are measured on ordinal, interval, or ratio scales is intraclass correlation

True

False

Measure of inter-rater agreement with nominal data that includes a correction for guessing and, hence, is superior to a calculation based on percent agreement is cohen's kappa

True

False

Approach to observation in which the people being observed are not informed about the purpose of the ______ is called Covert Observation

Observation

Experiment

Results

All of above

Study of people and cultures in a systematic manner is called Ethnography

True

False

Triangulation is approach to convergent validity in which the researcher gathers multiple sources of information (e.g., from interviews and observations) to see whether there is a consistent pattern

True

False

Inductive methodology in which theory emerges out of systematic research (i.e., bottom up) is called

Grounded theory

Non-Grounded theory

Complex theory

None of above

Qualitative approach to investigation that emphasizes consciousness and ________ experience is called Phenomenology

Direct

Indirect

Proper

All of a above

Approach to learning that frees students and teachers from hierarchical roles is known as Emancipatory Pedagogy.

True

False

Set of questions or interview guide with room for follow-up and introduction of related topics as appropriate is known as

Interviewer Effects

Interview Schedule

Structured Interview

Semi Structured Interview

Set of questions or interview guide with room for follow-up and introduction of related topics as appropriate is known as

Interviewer Effects

Interview Schedule

Unstructured Interview

Semi Structured Interview

Interview that has a plan, but no specifically devised set of questions in an interview schedule; open-ended questions typically used is known as

Interviewer Effects

Interview Schedule

Unstructured Interview

None of above

Formal set of questions to be asked in an interview is called

Interviewer Effects

Interview Schedule

Unstructured Interview

None of above

Interviewer Effects is responses of interviewees that are related to demographic qualities of the interviewer, including race, gender, and ethnicity. These effects are considered a source of error

True

False

Record of information about a person’s medical or psychological history is known as Case Histories

True

False

Research approach that focuses on the individual and individual _____ is called Ideographic

Experiences

Experiments

Data

Results

Nomothetic Approach is research approach with the goal of developing laws of ____ that would apply generally

Behaviour

Intelligence

Attitude

None of above

Computer-Assisted Qualitative DataAnalysis Software (CAQDAS) is Software program developed to analyze linguistic responses such as text

True

False