Read the words and discuss what you think they might mean before revealing the definition.

Hawthorne effect – This occurs when those being studied change their behaviour as a result of being studied.

Meanings and motives - The interpretations people give to their actions and why they act in the way they do.

Qualitative data - Data in words.

Rapport – Relationship, one of trust, between the researcher and those being researched.

Validity – A true picture of the social reality of those being studied.

Verstehen – Understanding the world from the viewpoint of those being studied.