Research Methods in Counselling Lecture 2

How many hierarchical elements to research are there?

Select the correct order for the fours basic, hierarchical elements to research when looking from a bottom - up perspective:

[blank_start]Method[blank_end] refers to the techniques and procedures used to gather and analyse data. E.g. interviews, experimental tests, inventories or questionnaires. E.g. statistics, coding

[blank_start]Methodology[blank_end] refers to the research design. The plan of action or process linking the methods chosen with the research question to be answered. E.g. experimental design, ethnography, correlational research design.

Which is NOT an example of a theoretical perspective:

Epistemology refers to the way we understand:

Epistemology underpins our understanding of the relationship between ________ and ________.

Epistemology is closely linked to our understanding of the nature of reality, also called [blank_start]ontology[blank_end]

Which of the following is NOT an example of an epistemology provided in the lecture notes:

With objectivism, there is objective truth and meaning _________ of the subject and there is _________ truth/s the can be discovered.

With constructivism, meaning is constructed. The subject and object [blank_start]merge[blank_end] in the construction of meaning.

Which "ism" best describes the following example: Positivism, post positivism --> experimental research --> measurement and statistical analysis:

Which "ism" best describes the following example: Symbolic interactionism; grounded theory; interviews and interpretative coding

Which is NOT an element of quantitative research methods:

Which is NOT an element of qualitative research methods:

Which of the statements is correct:

Idiographic = individual, unique

Hypothesis testing / theory refinement / theory verification and falsification are outcomes of:

Describing subjective experience of phenomena / conceptualisation / theory building are outcomes of:

Generalisability / prediction / causal explanations are purposes of:

Contextualisation, [blank_start]interpretation[blank_end] and understanding social actors' perspectives are purposes of qualitative research methods.

Which is NOT an element of quantitative data:

With qualitative data (such as words and images), emerging [blank_start]themes[blank_end] are explored