Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Ethnographic projects are usually completed within a month.
2. Intensive interviewing typically consists of open-ended questions.
3. An advantage of netnographies is that they allow for the study of groups whose members are geographically dispersed.
4. Covert participation entails the fewest ethical considerations of the participant observer scenarios.
5. When conducting field research, the researcher should minimize his or her presence to reduce reactivity.
6. The experience sampling method uses random samples of the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of a number of people as they go about their daily activities.
7. Only researchers who have had personal experience with the topic of interest should pursue a project involving participant observation.
8. The presence of a researcher can be minimized in social settings with many individuals.
9. Systematic observation can increase the reliability of qualitative findings.
10. If an intensive interview feels like a conversation between the researcher and subject, then the researcher is incorrectly collecting data.
11. In order to avoid the possibility of going native, a researcher could use complete observation.
12. Participant observer encompasses a continuum of roles from a researcher who does not engage in group activities to a researcher who participates in group activities without disclosing his or her true identity.
13. A researcher should expect to spend much less time writing field notes than making the observations.
14. A researcher should maintain objectivity when writing field notes; as such, he should exclude personal feelings or thoughts.
15. Only researchers who are engaging in covert participation must confront ethical dilemmas.

Answer 1

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. False
11. True
12. True
13. False
14. False
15. False