If one is in a field setting where there are opposing groups in conflict with one another, the best thing to do is

A) immediately choose one group and side with it. Becoming a strong advocate for its position is the best way to gain trust and intimacy.
B) leave the field immediately. Researchers must avoid all conflict and stay neutral.
C) try to be as impartial as possible. Explain that you are neutral to both sides to keep lines of communication open.
D) take an active role as mediator. Use your influence to get the groups to be friendly with each other and end their fighting.


C

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a. interviews b. written questionnaires c. direct observation d. b and c e. none of the above

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A. feeling the sensation of bugs crawling underneath one's skin B. engaging in a specific activity compulsively and repetitively, over and over again C. being unable to go to sleep D. experiencing the withdrawal symptoms after long-term, high-dose amphetamine abuse E. none of the above.

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When a person is unable to perform his or her roles adequately, whether the problem is on the individual or the institutional level, we speak of the person as being:

a. interdependent. b. dependent. c. independent. d. all of the above.

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