Which of these sociology students is engaging in participant observation?
A. John watches preschool students who are not aware he is there.
B. Mary visits a first-grade classroom to conduct a study on teacher-student interactions and helps out in the classroom as a para-educator.
C. Bill sits on a park bench and observes behavior without people's knowledge.
D. Sue observes medical students working on a patient without his or her knowledge that she is present.
Answer: B
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