Using the Method of ________, a Researcher Asks Permission to Join

question 47

Short Answer

Using the method of ________, a researcher asks permission to join and observe a group and to question its members about the meanings of their behaviour.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals judge the probability of an event by how much it resembles their existing stereotypes or expectations, rather than based on actual statistical evidence.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that an individual holds that comes true because he or she acts in ways that support or lead to its fulfilment.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.

Stereotype

A fixed overgeneralized belief about a particular group or class of people.