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It is not "natural" in most social situations for someone to be present who will record his or her observations for research and publication purposes,and so individuals may alter their behavior.This phenomenon is referred to as ______.

A) reactive effects
B) hermeneutic circle
C) saturation point
D) constructivism

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Which professionals were the first to adopt focus groups as a widespread methodology?

A) literary critics
B) marketing researchers
C) anthropologists
D) economists

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Explain how a researcher determines the composition of a focus group.

Covert observers and participants cannot take notes openly.

In participant observation,a researcher can serve as which type of participant?

Overall,what are the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research when compared to experimental or survey research?

Discuss the role of a key informant in field research and compare it to the role of an interviewee in intensive interviewing.Are there any differences? If so,what? What ethical concerns must a researcher consider with key informants and interviewees?

A gatekeeper grants a researcher access to a social setting.

A key informant grants a researcher access to a social setting.

With the expanse of technology,researchers are now able to study online communities and phenomena specific to the Internet.What term aptly describes this approach?

How is field research different from laboratory research? What are the strengths of field research compared to laboratory research,and what are its relative weaknesses?

A member of a social setting who can provide access to that setting for a researcher is known as a ______.

The setting under investigation in a qualitative study is known as the ______.

To what extent do the personal dimensions of participant observation undermine or enhance its validity? Illustrate your answer with examples from the text.

In qualitative research,the interpretation of data and its analysis emerge at what point in the research process?

A researcher who "goes native" does which of the following.

Which role makes it difficult for researchers to get information because they cannot ask questions that will arouse suspicion about themselves?

Write a brief plan for conducting a series of focus groups designed to find out what kind of work students do while they're completing their college degree.What are the primary validity problems associated with this method of gathering data? How would you increase the validity of focus group research?