Ch10 Verified Test Bank Studying Families Mixed Methods - Methods of Human Development Research 1e Test Bank by Theodore N. Greenstein. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 10: Studying Families: Mixed Methods
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Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following would best describe a study that could use qualitative or quantitative techniques, but will never use both techniques at the same time?
A. monomethod
B. mixed methods
C. mixed models
D. sequential designs
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. A researcher plans to interview a small group of families about their experiences with the public school system. After the interviews, the researcher plans to conduct a larger survey of families on the same topic. What kind of approach is this researcher using?
A. exploratory design
B. triangulation
C. embedded design
D. explanatory mixed-methods design
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Exploratory Design
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Studies that use explanatory mixed-methods designs tend to start with ______ methods before using ______ methods.
A. mixed methods; monomethods
B. monomethods; mixed methods
C. quantitative; qualitative
D. qualitative; quantitative
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Mixed-Method Approaches to Family Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. How does triangulation differ from exploratory designs?
A. Triangulation only uses quantitative approaches.
B. Triangulation only uses qualitative approaches.
C. Triangulation requires researchers to use three different approaches.
D. Triangulation uses quantitative and qualitative methods simultaneously.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Triangulation
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which of the following designs is the least common when studying families, according to the text?
A. exploratory design
B. triangulation
C. embedded design
D. explanatory mixed-methods design
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Embedded Design
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. If a study primarily uses interview data but adds survey data on a different phenomenon, then that study is using a ______.
A. exploratory design
B. triangulation design
C. embedded design
D. explanatory mixed-methods design
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Embedded Design
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Which of the following is an example of a mixed-model study?
A. a study that only uses qualitative methods
B. a study that uses qualitative data collection followed by quantitative data collection
C. a study that primarily uses qualitative data collection supplemented by quantitative data collection
D. a study that uses qualitative data collection and quantitative analysis
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Mixed-Model Studies in Family Research
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Using a ______ strategy allows researchers to use different methods during the same phase of the research process.
A. monomethod
B. mixed methods
C. mixed models
D. sequential designs
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Mixed-Method Approaches to Family Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. One of the reasons that mixed-methods approaches are becoming more popular in family research is because ______.
A. they are much simpler to use
B. researchers rarely use single methods approaches anymore
C. family forms are becoming more diverse
D. they have always been used in research on families
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Some Closing Thoughts on Choosing a Research Strategy
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. A researcher is interested in truancy rates among adolescents. They choose to collect Internet survey data from a simple random sample of students at a local high school. The researcher chooses to use quantitative methods to analyze the data. This study is an example of a ______.
A. monomethod approach
B. mixed-method approach
C. mixed-model approach
D. sequential design
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
True/False
1. Mixed-methods studies only combine different qualitative approaches.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Mixed-Method Approaches to Family Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Using a mixed-methods approach can strengthen the validity of a study, according to the text.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Mixed-Method Approaches to Family Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Both exploratory designs and explanatory mixed-methods designs are sequential.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Mixed-Method Approaches to Family Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Researchers tend to specialize in a few research strategies rather than trying to master all of them.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Some Closing Thoughts on Choosing a Research Strategy
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. All researchers in the social sciences use mixed-methods approaches at some point in their careers.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Some Closing Thoughts on Choosing a Research Strategy
Difficulty Level: Easy
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