Qualitative Research

Which of the following best describes the starting point for most qualitative research studies?

What is the primary goal of qualitative research, as contrasted with quantitative research?

In the study by researcher Per Lindqvist and his colleagues concerning the families of teenage suicide victims, how many families were interviewed to understand their experiences?

What type of interview was primarily used in Lindqvist's study of families of teenage suicide victims?

What term do qualitative researchers use to refer to the rich and detailed descriptions of human behavior in real-world contexts?

Which of the following data collection approaches is NOT mentioned in the chapter as being part of qualitative research?

What defines a semi-structured interview?

What is a potential negative influence of group dynamics in a focus group setting?

According to the chapter, what aspect of the research process most clearly distinguishes quantitative from qualitative research?

In which decade was the grounded theory approach to qualitative analysis developed?

What is the defining characteristic of the grounded theory approach?

What is the final product of a grounded theory analysis?

In the study by Abrams and Curran on postpartum depression, what was the total number of participants interviewed?

Which of the following was one of the five broad themes identified by Abrams and Curran in their study of postpartum depression among low-income mothers?

What is one criticism that some qualitative researchers direct towards quantitative methods?

What is the term for combining quantitative and qualitative research approaches in a single study?

What is 'triangulation' as a mixed-methods research strategy?

In the study by Trenor and colleagues on female engineering students, what did the qualitative interviews reveal that contradicted a potential conclusion from the quantitative survey?

Which comparison between qualitative and quantitative research is accurate according to Table 6.3?

What is one of the main strengths of qualitative research highlighted in the chapter?

According to the chapter, what is the most significant difference between unstructured and structured interviews?

Which of the following describes a key element of a 'theoretical narrative' produced from a grounded theory analysis?

What is the first stage in conducting a grounded theory analysis?

According to Table 6.4, which repeating idea is associated with the theme 'Juggling' in the Abrams and Curran study?

In the context of the quantitative-qualitative debate, how have qualitative researchers responded to criticisms about objectivity and validity?

Which of the following best represents the use of qualitative research for hypothesis generation?

The chapter provides an example of a team of researchers conducting unstructured interviews with people recovering from alcohol use disorder. If they then coded the data based on how often each person mentioned God and used statistics to analyze it, this would be an example of what?

What did one of the most important themes from the Lindqvist interviews with families of suicide victims reveal?

Why might a researcher choose to conduct a focus group instead of individual interviews?

Which statement best characterizes the data analysis process in qualitative research?

According to Bryman (2012), what is the suggested approach to the divide between qualitative and quantitative research?

What does the term 'lived experience' signify in qualitative research?

The chapter describes the Lindqvist study as suggesting a general relationship between how unexpected a suicide is and how consumed the family is with understanding why. How can this finding be used in a mixed-methods approach?

In the context of the quantitative-qualitative 'debate', what is the purpose of using simplification as a strategy in quantitative research?

What happens when the results of quantitative and qualitative methods converge in a triangulation approach?

The study by Abrams and Curran on postpartum depression is used as an example of which qualitative analysis technique?

What was the population studied in the Abrams and Curran grounded theory study?

Which qualitative approach involves the researcher becoming an active participant in the group or situation they are studying?

What is a key difference between how qualitative and quantitative research are often perceived in psychology, according to the textbook's introduction to the topic?

Which of the following would be an example of a qualitative research question?

In a grounded theory study, what is the role of direct quotations from participants?

The desire to be liked by other participants is a potential source of inaccurate answers in which data collection setting?

How did the qualitative findings in the Trenor et al. study on engineering students help to clarify the quantitative results?

What is the primary trade-off between qualitative and quantitative research as described by the first point in Table 6.3?

What does the quote from 'Destiny' in the Abrams and Curran study exemplify?

In what disciplines did qualitative research originate before being adopted by psychology?

Based on the description of the 'quantitative-qualitative debate', which statement is most accurate?

What is the second step of the three-stage process of grounded theory analysis described in the chapter?

What conclusion might a researcher have mistakenly drawn from the Trenor et al. study if they had only looked at the quantitative survey data?

The chapter contrasts how quantitative research is good at providing precise answers while qualitative research is good at what?