When a Researcher Is Representing a Setting with the Participants

question 25

Multiple Choice

When a researcher is representing a setting with the participants' terms, she is taking the:

• A) Progressive focus
• B) Participant focus
• C) Emic focus
• D) Etic focus
• E) Qualitative focus

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Definitions:

Conformers

Different spatial arrangements of atoms in a molecule that can be converted into one another by rotation around single bonds.

Butane

A gaseous hydrocarbon with the formula C4H10, existing in two isomeric forms and used as a fuel and a refrigerant.

Torsional Strain

A type of strain in molecules that occurs when atoms in a molecule are placed such that they cause repulsion by being in close proximity, often linked to bond angles and rotation around bonds.

Combustion

A chemical process that involves the rapid combination of a substance with oxygen to release heat and light.