Lecture 4: Check for Understanding

1. Interpretive phenomenology acknowledges that:

a) Pure description is the only valid method. b) Interpretation is an unavoidable part of human experience. c) Personal opinion is the most important form of data. d) Researchers should not have any background knowledge.

2. What is the main difference between disciplined interpretation and projection?

a) There is no difference. b) Projection is more accurate. c) Interpretation is grounded in description and context, while projection is based on the observer's assumptions. d) Interpretation is about facts, while projection is about feelings.

3. The guiding question of interpretive phenomenology shifts from "What does this mean to me?" to:

a) "What meanings are already at work here?" b) "How can I prove my theory is right?" c) "What is the statistical average?" d) "Who is to blame for this situation?"

4. A "positioned narrator" is a researcher who:

a) Has no perspective. b) Believes their perspective is the only correct one. c) Tries to hide their perspective from the reader. d) Acknowledges their own standpoint while keeping the focus on the shared world.

5. According to the lecture, interpretive phenomenology is a "responsibility" because it requires:

a) The researcher to solve the problems they study. b) The researcher to stay grounded in evidence and resist easy conclusions. c) The researcher to express their personal feelings openly. d) The researcher to agree with the people they are studying.