What Is the Last Step That a Researcher May Use

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is the last step that a researcher may use to code a transcript?

• A) Dividing the text into segments
• B) Labeling the segments of information with codes
• C) Collapsing codes into themes
• D) Reducing overlaps among the codes

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Definitions:

Empty Chair

A therapeutic technique in psychology where a client speaks to an imaginary person or an object placed in an empty chair, used to express thoughts and feelings freely.

Meditation

A group of techniques that involve focusing attention on an object, a word, one’s breathing, or one’s body movements in an effort to block out all distractions, to enhance well-being, and to achieve an altered state of consciousness.

Integrated Self

A psychological concept referring to an individual's achievement of a unified sense of self, where various aspects of the self are harmoniously combined.

Gestalt Therapy

This therapeutic approach stresses the importance of personal accountability, concentrating on the patient's current experiences, the dynamics between patient and therapist, the role of the individual's social and environmental settings, and the natural adjustments individuals enact in response to their life situations.