observations

Question 1

naturalistic vs controlled

Answer 1

naturalistic conducted in a setting that the event would occur in
interactional study usually conduvcted tjis way
controlled = variables are controlled eg specially designed play room w two way mirror ainsworth attachment study

Question 2

covert vs overt

Answer 2

covert - participants unaware they are focus of study
overt- know theyre being watched

Question 3

pp vs non pp

Answer 3

pp- observer becomes part of group
non pp- observer watches from distance

Question 4

evaluation of all observations

Answer 4

-observer bias
subjective in interpretation
can be reduced by using multiple observers
+behaviouraln insight
_ cannot demonstrate casual relationships
+ can demonstrate cause and effect

Question 5

ways of recording data

Answer 5

researcher may simply want to write down everything they see- unstructured observation produces data rich in detail (appropriate in small scale observations involving less participants)
structured observation- larger observations creating categories and target behaviours which are predetermined

Question 6

event sampling

Answer 6

counting number of times the behaviour occurs in a group

Question 7

time sampling

Answer 7

recording behaviour within a pre established time frame eg every thirty seconds

Question 8

continuous recording

Answer 8

feature of UNSTRUCTURED observations all instances of target behaviour recorded