Lecture 5

Question 1

Qualitative Data Collection Technique: Structured Interview

Answer 1

Where the researcher elicits self-report data directly from the participant in a way that mimics a conversation

Question 2

Qualitative Data Collection Technique: Archival Data

Answer 2

Data that have already been collected in a naturally occurring setting such as diaries, newspapers, health records, public records, and Internet sources

Question 3

Qualitative Data Collection Technique: Focus Group

Answer 3

A data collection format where several participants gather to discuss a topic

Question 4

What is a Structured Interview

Answer 4

Where the researcher prepares specific questions prior to the interview and asks them in a standardized, fixed order with little or no probing

Question 5

What is an Unstructured Interview

Answer 5

Where the researcher may anticipate potential topics but does not plan specific questions or the order of topics so that the interview is conversational

Question 6

Semistructured Interview

Answer 6

A combination of the two other interview types which some are preplanned and some are not

Question 7

Conversation Analysis

Answer 7

Involves an examination of the natural patterns of dialogue, which focuses on features such as turn-taking, gazer direction, and how speakers sequence speech

Question 8

Grounded Theory Technique

Answer 8

Where the researcher does not have any explicit theories or hypotheses to test prior to conducting the research (inductive approach)