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bb · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings describes a phenomenon portrayed vividly from a new perspective?

a. Restricted by a priori frameworks
b. Descriptive categories
c. Shared pathway or meaning
d. Depiction of experiential variation

Question 2

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings describes a synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon?

a. Restricted by a priori frameworks
b. Descriptive categories
c. Shared pathway or meaning
d. Depiction of experiential variation

ErinKing · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

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A The category restricted by a priori frameworks describes a discovery aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory.
B The category descriptive categories describes a phenomenon to be vividly portrayed from a new perspective.
C The category shared pathway or meaning describes a synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon.
D The category depiction of experiential variation describes the main essence of an experience but also shows how the experience varies, depending on the individual or context.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

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A The category restricted by a priori frameworks describes a discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory.
B The category descriptive categories describes a phenomenon vividly portrayed from a new perspective.
C The category shared pathway or meaning describes a synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon.
D The category depiction of experiential variation describes the main essence of an experience, but it also shows how the experience varies, depending on the individual or context.