A Researcher Poses as a Probation Officer to Understand How

Multiple Choice

A researcher poses as a probation officer to understand how probation officers deal with juveniles who violate probation. Would this research method be non-reactive?

A) Yes, if the actual probation officers did not know the researcher's true identity and purpose.
B) No, because the probation officers would immediately know the researcher's intention.
C) Yes, if the researcher cleared it through the chief probation officer.
D) No, because non-reactive research cannot ethically be conducted in this setting.