Which of the following is a characteristic of phenomenological research methodology?
a. Bracketing
b. Comparison
c. Control
d. Objectivity
ANS: A
In some phenomenological research, critical thinking leads to bracketing. Bracketing is suspending or laying aside what the researcher knows about the experience being studied.
Phenomenologists operate with the belief that each person's experience is unique and must be experienced rather than studied. In some phenomenological research, critical thinking leads to bracketing. Bracketing is suspending or laying aside what the researcher knows about the experience being studied.
Control is a part of quantitative research methodologies. In some phenomenological research, critical thinking leads to bracketing. Bracketing is suspending or laying aside what the researcher knows about the experience being studied.
Phenomenological research is a subjective method. In some phenomenological research, critical thinking leads to bracketing. Bracketing is suspending or laying aside what the researcher knows about the experience being studied.
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