When the research participants' viewpoints, thoughts, feelings, and experiences are accurately portrayed with thick, rich description the type of evidence for credibility that is provided is known as
A) structural corroboration
B) consensus
C) referential adequacy
D) theoretical adequacy
E) control of bias

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Referential adequacy refers to the extent to which the descriptions of participants' experiences and viewpoints in qualitative research accurately represent their actual experiences. This includes providing thick, rich descriptions that offer credibility to the study's findings. Structural corroboration refers to using multiple sources of data to confirm or support the findings, consensus refers to agreement among the researchers or participants, theoretical adequacy refers to the extent to which the findings are consistent with established theories, and control of bias refers to efforts to minimize potential sources of bias in the study.

When the Research Participants' Viewpoints, Thoughts, Feelings, and Experiences Are