How Should the Researcher Proceed When the Second Person Interviewed

question 7

Multiple Choice

How should the researcher proceed when the second person interviewed during a phenomenological study makes statements that are very similar to those made by the first participant?

• A) Stop interviewing more participants because the data are considered saturated.
• B) Ask the second participant whether he or she has been talking with the first participant.
• C) Continue to interview more participants to determine whether the similarities in responses persist or were just coincidental.
• D) Continue to interview participants but change the phrasing of the question used to initiate dialogue.

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