Test Bank Chapter 22 Designing Interviews And Focus Groups

Chapter 22: Designing interviews and focus groups

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 1

1) In which types of interviews is it possible for participants to ask questions?  

a. Structured and unstructured interviews

b. Semi-structured and structured interviews

c. Semi-structured and unstructured interviews

d. Structured, semi-structured, and unstructured interviews

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 2

2) Which is not a potential advantage of using focus groups compared to interviews? 

a. The interviewer has more control.

b. They can be less time-consuming to run.

c. There is a more genuine social situation.

d. It is possible to see group dynamics.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 3

3) A concerned focus group is one where participants 

a. do not share anything in common.

b. have a connection to the subject matter.

c. have never met.

d. are from a pre-existing group.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 4

4) At what point in an interview is it most appropriate to include straightforward, less in-depth questions? 

a. At the start, to help break the ice

b. At the start and at the end

c. Towards the end, when a participant is relaxed

d. In the middle

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 5

5) ‘What changed when you moved from living at home to living with your partner?’ is an example of what type of question? 

a. A structural question

b. An evaluative question

c. A contrast question 

d. A descriptive question

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 6

6) A probe is what type of question? 

a. A question that asks how participants make sense of the world

b. A small, follow-up question that can be used after most main questions

c. A question that encourages a participant to describe something

d. A small, follow-up question that is specific to a main question

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 7

7) Which of the following is an example of an asynchronous online interview method? 

a. Emails

b. A video call

c. Instant messaging

d. Chat room

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 8

8) Being aware of social identities during an interview or focus group involves 

a. understanding that words might mean different things depending upon culture.

b. understanding that personal characteristics like culture and background might influence the way that people interact.

c. making sure that participants’ backgrounds are representative of a wide range of personal characteristics.

d. making sure that the participants all share the same personal characteristics.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 9

9) What does the act of reflecting during an interview involve? 

a. Pulling out the main points of what the participant has said

b. Repeating back what the participant has said but in your own words

c. Mirroring back the content or emotional tone of what the participant has said

d. Asking a question to check that you’ve understood what the participant has said

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 22 Question 10

10) What might be included in the transcription of an interview or focus group which will be analysed using discourse analysis? 

a. A rough version of what was said

b. Exactly what was said

c. Exactly what was said and features of participants’ personal appearance

d. Exactly what was said and features of speech