Tracy wants to study the different behavioral patterns displayed by the members of her organization through naturalistic participant observation. Which of the following will be true of her study?
A)She might lose the objectivity required to conduct scientific observation.
B)She will not be able to support the results of her study with multiple confirmations.
C)She is unlikely to be biased and her conclusions will be free of subjectivity.
D)She will most likely use quantitative statistical data rather than qualitative data.

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Participant observation involves the researcher becoming part of the social setting being studied, which may lead to their becoming biased and losing objectivity.

Tracy Wants to Study the Different Behavioral Patterns Displayed by the Members