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Observations & Correlations Flashcards

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Types of observation

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Naturalistic observation, Controlled Observation, Unstructured & Structured

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Naturalistic observation

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participants’ behaviour is observed in their natural environment without it having any manipulations from the researcher

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Controlled Observation

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participants’ behaviour is observed in a setting that has been manipulated by the researcher (maybe in the participants’ natural environment)

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Unstructured

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researcher records all of the behaviours being exhibited by the subject

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Structured

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researcher records only the particular behaviour being studied

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Correlation is a statistical relationship that suggests the…

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probability of a true relationship between the IV and DV of the study

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A correlational relationship is not necessarily a…

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causal relationship

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How to make sure whether a correlational relationship is causal?

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the two variables must be investigated in a laboratory environment where extraneous variables are controlled

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