Although establishing rapport with participants is an important concern for researchers, it can sometimes lead to the problem of:
A) "going native" or getting too close to participants.
B) invalidating the experiences of women and gay men.
C) discarding undesirable results.
D) a narrow focus on structured interviews.
E) a discrepancy between hypothesis and research method.

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"Going native" refers to researchers becoming overly involved or sympathetic to the group they are studying, potentially compromising their objectivity and the study's validity. This can happen when researchers establish too deep a rapport with participants.

Although Establishing Rapport with Participants Is an Important Concern for Researchers