Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply

Question

A) Reflexive journals can be used in the bracketing process.
B) Hermeneutics focuses on interpreting the meaning of experiences.
C) Descriptive phenomenology aims at understanding tacit knowledge.
D) Interpretive phenomenologists often supplement in-depth interviews with an analysis of texts (e.g., novels, poetry).

Answer 1

A, B, D
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It is ethnography, not descriptive phenomenology, that aims at understanding tacit knowledge. In descriptive phenomenology, which seeks to describe lived experiences, researchers strive to bracket out preconceived views, often using reflexive journals to do so, and to intuit the essence of the phenomenon by remaining open to meanings attributed to it by those who have experienced it. Interpretive phenomenology (hermeneutics) focuses on interpreting the meaning of experiences, rather than just describing them. Interpretive phenomenologists, like descriptive phenomenologists, rely primarily on in-depth interviews with individuals who have experienced the phenomenon of interest, but they may go beyond a traditional approach to gathering and analyzing data. For example, interpretive phenomenologists sometimes augment their understandings of the phenomenon through an analysis of supplementary texts, such as novels, poetry, or other artistic expressions—or they use such materials in their conversations with study participants.