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RDA2 - Qualitative Quiz on Ontology & Epistemology , created by Róisín Farmer on 02/05/2017.
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Question 1

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Define ontology:
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  • Whether reality does or does not exist separately from human practice
  • What counts as legitimate knowledge and which knowledge to trust
  • Demonstrates knowledge using unbiased and objective data collection
  • Reality depends on human interpretation

Question 2

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A realist ontological perspective assumes:
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  • Reality independent from human knowledge as observations reflect reality, 1 true reality is out there to be discovered
  • Reality depends on human interpretation, with multiple, constructed realities which differ across time
  • Knowledge is socially influenced, whereby observations reflect a separate reality which can only be partially accessed
  • Questions objective knowledge, whereby observations reflect a constructed reality via, for example, discourse and systems

Question 3

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Who would typically take a realist ontological perspective?
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  • Quantitative researchers
  • Qualitative researchers
  • Either quantitative or qualitative researchers
  • Neither

Question 4

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Who would typically take a relativist ontological perspective?
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  • Qualitative researcher
  • Quantitate researcher
  • Either quantitative or qualitative researcher
  • Neither

Question 5

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Identify assumptions of the relativist ontological perspective:
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  • Reality depends on human interpretation, with multiple, constructed realities which differ across time
  • Reality independent from human knowledge as observations reflect reality, 1 true reality is out there to be discovered
  • Knowledge is socially influenced, whereby observations reflect a separate reality which can only be partially accessed
  • Questions objective knowledge, whereby observations reflect a constructed reality via, for example, discourse and systems

Question 6

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Taking a relativist ontological perspective involves critiquing what features of research: (2)
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  • Reliability: for ignoring individual differences and contextual differences
  • Objectivity: for ignoring the fact that the researcher inevitable influences research
  • Subjectivity: for allowing their subjective values and assumptions influence research
  • Positivism: demonstrating knowledge via unbiased and objective data collection

Question 7

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Which ontological perspective sits between realism and relativism?
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  • Critical realism
  • Positivism
  • Constructionism
  • Contextualism

Question 8

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A critical realist ontological perspective assumes:
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  • Knowledge is socially influenced, whereby observations reflect a separate reality which can only be partially accessed
  • There is no 1 reality, with knowledge emerging from context
  • Reality depends on human interpretation, with multiple, constructed realities which differ across time
  • Reality independent from human knowledge as observations reflect reality, 1 true reality is out there to be discovered

Question 9

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Define epistemology:
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  • What counts as legitimate knowledge and which knowledge to trust
  • Whether reality does or does not exist separately from human practice
  • Demonstrating knowledge via unbiased and objective data collection
  • Acknowledges the researcher being influenced by the context

Question 10

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Identify features of the positivist epistemological approach: (3)
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  • Demonstrates knowledge using unbiased and objective data collection methods
  • Is aligned with empiricism, meaning it separates the observer and observed
  • Uses the scientific method to gain valid knowledge
  • Questions objective knowledge
  • Reality is constructed via discourse systems which is ideological
  • There is no singular truth

Question 11

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A constructionist epistemological approach assumes:
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  • Questions objective knowledge, whereby reality is constructed via discourse and systems thus having an ideological function, with no singular truth
  • Reality is independent from human knowledge as observations are assumed to reflect reality, with one singular truth 'out there' to be discovered
  • Reality depends on human interpretation with multiple, constructed realities which differ across time and context
  • Knowledge emerges from context and is therefore local, situated and provisional, but retains in interest in understanding the trust, but in context, with no singular truth

Question 12

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Which epistemological approach sites between positivism and constructionism?
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  • Contextualism
  • Critical realism
  • Relativism
  • Realism

Question 13

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Identify features of the contextualist epistemological approach: (4)
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  • Sits between positivism and constructionism
  • No singular reality
  • Knowledge emerges from context and is thus local, situated and provisional
  • Retains an interest in understanding the trust, but in context
  • Aligned with empiricism, meaning it separates the observer and observed
  • Questions objective knowledge, assuming reality is constructed via discourse and systems

Question 14

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Ontological and epistemological perspective help aid methodology decision-making
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Define methodology:
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  • Refers to frameworks within which research is conducted to aid decision-making, such as what participants to use
  • To explore/understanding meaning and ways people make meaning
  • Process of critically reflecting on the knowledge produced and our role in producing it
  • What counts as legitimate knowledge and which knowledge to trust

Question 16

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Data production refers to:
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  • The creation of new data via data collection methods such as interviews or surveys
  • The use of existing data via data collection methods such as newspaper clippings or the internet
  • To explore/understand meaning and ways in which people make meanings
  • Refers to the framework within which research is conducted to aid decision-making, such as what data collection method to use

Question 17

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Data that only touches the surface level could be referred to as:
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  • Shallow/thin
  • Rich
  • Positivist
  • Critical realist

Question 18

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Data that provides a thorough and thoughtful commentary on a topic could be referred to as:
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  • Rich
  • Shallow
  • Thin
  • Methodology

Question 19

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Identify features of qualitative research: (5)
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  • Not to prove theory
  • Not to determine a relationship between factors
  • No hypothesis
  • To explore and understand meaning and ways in which people make meaning
  • To test the hypothesis
  • To prove theory
  • Open-ended

Question 20

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A positivist-empiricist paradigm:
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  • Avoids bias to produce objective knowledge
  • Values subjectivity, seeing research as a subjective process which can be used as a research tool
  • Process of critically reflecting on the knowledge produced and our role in producing it
  • How the research tools and process may have influenced research

Question 21

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A qualitative paradigm:
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  • Values subjectivity, seeing research as a subjective process which can be used as a research tool
  • Avoids bias to produce objective knowledge
  • Reality independent from human knowledge as observations reflect reality, 1 true reality is out there to be discovered
  • Critical realist

Question 22

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Our subjectivity can be used as a research tool, requiring reflexivity
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Define reflexivity:
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  • Process of critically reflecting on the knowledge produced and our role in producing it
  • To explore/understand meaning and ways in which people make meaning
  • The creation of new data via data collection methods such as interviews or surveys
  • Knowledge is socially influenced, whereby observations reflect a separate reality which can only be partially accessed

Question 24

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Identify the 2 forms of reflexivity: (2)
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  • Functional
  • Personal
  • Shallow
  • Rich

Question 25

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Functional reflexivity refers to:
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  • How research tools and the research process may have influenced the research
  • How the researcher themselves may have impacted the research
  • How research is a subjective process
  • Refers to the framework within which research is conducted to aid decision-making

Question 26

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Personal reflexivity refers to:
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  • How research tools and the research process may have influenced the research
  • How the researcher themselves may have impacted the research
  • There is no 1 reality, with knowledge emerging from context
  • Process of critically reflecting on the knowledge produced and our role in producing it

Question 27

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Considering how our embodiment/presence and how our assumptions can shape the knowledge produced is an example of:
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  • Personal reflexivity
  • Functional reflexivity
  • Positive-empiricist paradigm
  • Realism

Question 28

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Which of the following are examples of qualitative methods of data collection: (7)
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  • Story completion tasks
  • Surveys
  • Interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Diaries
  • Internet
  • Printed visual media
  • Thematic analysis
  • Grounded theory
  • Interpretive Phenomenological analysis

Question 29

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Which of the following are examples of qualitative data analysis: (4)
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  • Thematic
  • Interpretive phenomenological
  • Grounded theory
  • Discourse
  • Interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Printed visual media
  • Diaries

Question 30

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Identify features of quantitative analysis: (7)
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  • Numbers
  • Shallow
  • Artificial
  • Causal relationships
  • Scientific
  • Generalisable
  • Objective
  • Subjective
  • Natural
  • Inductive methods

Question 31

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Identify features of qualitative analysis: (6)
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  • Words
  • Rich/insightful
  • Natural
  • Values subjectivity
  • Inductive methods: bottom-up
  • Credible research = validates research
  • Empirical testing
  • Isolates variables
  • Objective
  • Causal relationships
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