Karen is teaching knitting as a means to increase fine motor skills in her occupational therapy sessions. Cynthia is a qualitative researcher who has enrolled in the class as a student to experience the new 'therapy'. Cynthia feels that Jacob, a student in the class, will not benefit from the training since he is a large male she feels that knitting is better for females with smaller hands. In fact, in her field notes Cynthia finds support that indeed, the knitting therapy does not seem to be a positive experience for Jacob.
-In this scenario, Cynthia is considered an)
A) active observer.
B) nonparticipant observer.
C) passive observer.
D) Post hoc observer.

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Cynthia is an active observer because she is participating in the knitting class as a student in order to experience the therapy firsthand.

Karen Is Teaching Knitting as a Means to Increase Fine