What is the researcher-participant relationship in qualitative research?
a. Attaching personal meanings of the researcher to subjects' responses
b. Controlling subjects' responses by stating the aims of the study
c. Creating empathetic and honest relationships with study subjects
d. Keeping a distance to avoid skewing research findings
ANS: C
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