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.
-Cynthia could best decrease the threat to validity in her study by
A) increasing the number of data sources.
B) spending less time in the field.
C) modifying the type of observations that she makes.
D) not including her reflections in her field notes.

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By increasing the number of data sources, Cynthia can gather more information from a variety of perspectives, reducing the chance that her personal bias or assumptions will affect the validity of her study. This will also provide more support for her conclusions and ensure that she has a comprehensive understanding of how the therapy is working for all participants, including Jacob. Spending less time in the field or modifying her observations may limit the amount of data that Cynthia can collect and could potentially overlook valuable insights. Not including her reflections in her field notes would also limit the validity of her study as it is important to include the researcher's perspective in qualitative research.

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