Chapter 4

Test you understanding of key chapter concepts by working through the quiz below. To check your answer click on the orange arrow to the right.

1. When undertaking a grounded theory study, the researcher should:

  1. Establish their own philosophical position from the outset
  2. Find a philosophy that works for them and apply it rigorously
  3. Bracket all feelings and preconceptions towards their research

The correct answer is: Establish their own philosophical position from the outset

2. Reflexivity is:

  1. The ability to recognise themes in data
  2. An active process of developing insight into research work
  3. A difficult concept that should be reserved for use by experienced researchers

The correct answer is: An active process of developing insight into research work

3. The researcher/participant relationship:

  1. Has become more significant as grounded theory has evolved
  2. Will not impact on the study if the researcher is careful
  3. Is a one way relationship

The correct answer is: Has become more significant as grounded theory has evolved

4. Theoretical sensitivity is:

  1. The state of knowing when a theory is complete
  2. Uninfluenced by personal, professional and experiential history
  3. The ability to extract from the data elements that have relevance to the developing theory

The correct answer is: The ability to extract from the data elements that have relevance to the developing theory

5. Analytical tools of value for enhancing theoretical sensitivity include:

  1. Contextual positioning
  2. Making comparisons
  3. Theoretical sampling

The correct answer is: Making comparisons