You are interested in studying how prison inmates and correctional officers interact on a daily basis. To do this, you get a job as a correctional officer in a state prison and work there for several months. What data-gathering strategy are you employing here?
A) Participant observation
B) Survey research
C) Secondary analysis
D) Self-reporting

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The data-gathering strategy being employed here is participant observation. The researcher is directly involved in the setting they are studying, observing and interacting with the individuals they are researching in their natural environment.

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