The qualitative researcher's awareness of personal biases and past experiences that might influence his or her responses to participants or their data so that the data can be honestly and intellectually analyzed is termed
a. An etic view
b. Reflexivity
c. A co-constructive process
d. An emic view
ANS: B
Reflexivity is the term used to describe the researcher's awareness of personal biases and past experiences that might influence how he or she responds to the participants and analyzes data in an intellectually honest way. An etic view is one that reflects the outsider's perspective and tends to occur when the qualitative interviewer is not careful about establishing a relationship characterized by openness and trust. As a result, the view of the phenomenon obtained by the interviewer is an outsider's perspective. The co-constructive process is a term used to describe the mutual influence the qualitative researcher and the study participant have on one another in generating findings. An emic view is the perspective of the participant. Qualitative interviewers should interact with the participants in a way that is open, fosters trust, and encourages the emic (or participant's) view to emerge.
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