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newyorker26 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A researcher is operating from the point of view of logical positivism. Which of the following research methods would the logical positivist use? (Select all that apply.)

a. Grounded theory research
b. Correlational research
c. Historical research
d. Quasi-experimental research
e. Quantitative descriptive research
f. Exploratory descriptive qualitative research

Question 2

Ethnographic research might focus upon which of the following topics? (Select all that apply.)

a. Bacterial cultures
b. Cultural beliefs of the ancient Romans
c. How children in Alaska play during the winter
d. Twenty-year abstinence members of Alcoholics Anonymous
e. The mentoring process in a labor-delivery unit
f. Conversational Spanish

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, D, E
The quantitative approach to scientific inquiry emerged from a branch of philosophy called logical positivism, which operates on strict rules of logic, truth, laws, axioms, and predictions. The quantitative research methods are classified into four categories: (1) descriptive, (2) correlational, (3) quasi-experimental, and (4) experimental. The qualitative research methods included in this textbook are (1) phenomenological research, (2) grounded theory research, (3) ethnographic research, (4) exploratory-descriptive qualitative research, and (5) historical research.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C, D, E
Ethnographic research was developed by anthropologists to investigate cultures through an in-depth study of the members of the culture. The culture may be an actual culture, a loosely connected group of people who share a common characteristic, or a work or recreational group. The ethnographic research process is the systematic collection, description, and analysis of data to develop a description of cultural behavior. The researcher (ethnographer) actually lives in or becomes a part of the cultural setting to gather the data.