'Participant Observation' Is Different from Other Forms of Observation in That

question 27

Multiple Choice

'Participant observation' is different from other forms of observation in that:

• A) it focuses on individual participants, instead of the group.
• B) the observer participates in the culture under study.
• C) the observer actively manipulates the environment of those she observes in order to test hypotheses.
• D) the observer maintains a certain amount of proximity to the people she tries to observe.
• E) it does not take place in a laboratory.

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