Lecture 6-7: Observational Methods & Self-Report Methods Flashcards
Type of research approach: Research approaches that result in numeric data that are statistically analyzed.
Quantitative approaches
Type of research approach: Research approaches that result in non-numeric data that are analyzed for meaning, themes, and/or patterns
Qualitative approaches
Type of research approach: Combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Mixed methods
What are the 3 observational research methods?
Naturalistic observation, structured observation, case studies
When are case studies used? Does the data tend to be quantitative or qualitative?
2pts
Common for studying rare, low frequency phenomena (ex- brain injuries/abnormalities, clinical diagnoses, medical diagnoses)
- Data tends to be qualitative
A research method in which the researcher makes detailed descriptive observations of behaviour and/or other factors from a single individual.
Case study
Observational method: Observations in natural environment
Naturalistic observation
Observational method: Observations in structured (lab) environment
Structured observation
Observational methods can involve the collection of either BLANK or BLANK data (or a BLANK)
Quantitative, qualitative, combination
Using questionnaires allows for a BLANK sample but also BLANK risk of bias in the data
larger, increases
Interviews provide rich data but are resource heavy so usually involve BLANK samples and BLANK risk of bias remains
smaller, some
Issues in questionnaire: Tendency for participants to respond in ways that are likely to be viewed favorably
Social desirability bias
Issues with interviews: Any influence the interviewer has over the participants’ response
Interviewer bias
