What Is One of the Major Disadvantages of Using Qualitative

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is one of the major disadvantages of using qualitative interviews compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

• A) There is always the problem of the "interviewer effect."
• B) There is always the problem of the "polarization effect."
• C) Accessing some individuals or groups may prove to very difficult.
• D) The sources may be biased.
• E) A fairly limited range of research questions can be addressed with this technique.

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Definitions:

Self-actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone; the highest level of psychological development in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Angst

A profound and deep-seated feeling of dread, anxiety or anguish often associated with the existential concerns of human freedom and responsibility.

Construal

An individual’s particular experience of the world or way of interpreting reality.

Consciousness

The state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.