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GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 53

Research Methods and Statistics · Nature of Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Interview, survey, observation, experiment, quasi-experiment, field studies, focus groups, narratives, case studies, ethnography · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match the research methods in the first column with their purposes in the second column of the table given below.

Research MethodsPurposes
P) Narrative methodi) Describing a person, event, and experience in detail
Q) Ethnographyii) Collecting data in the form of cohesive stories
R) Case Studyiii) Extracting themes from data
S) Content analysisiv) Describing cultural characteristics in detail
  1. P-(i), Q-(iii), R-(ii), S-(iv)
  2. P-(ii), Q-(iii), R-(iv), S-(i)
  3. P-(i), Q-(iv), R-(ii), S-(iii)
  4. P-(ii), Q-(iv), R-(i), S-(iii)

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Correct answer: (D) P-(ii), Q-(iv), R-(i), S-(iii)

Explanation

The narrative method collects cohesive stories (ii), ethnography describes cultures in detail (iv), a case study describes a person or event in detail (i), and content analysis extracts themes (iii).