Observations

Question 1

Controlled environment

Answer 1

Participants behaviour recorded in a situation created by researcher

Question 2

Participant explanation

Answer 2

Researcher pretends to be a participant to observe them

Question 3

Naturalistic strengths

Answer 3

High ecological validity
No demand characteristics
No Social desirability bias ( isn’t highly controlled)

Question 4

Controlled strengths

Answer 4

Levels of control are quite high extraneous variables are controlled
Reliable - standardised procedure

Question 5

Participant strengths

Answer 5

Adds richness of data if they become trusted member of group therefore high in validity
Could be access to data which unobtainable by other methods more depth info is discovered

Question 6

Naturalistic weaknesses

Answer 6

If realise they are being watched demand characteristics making it less valid
Pps own environment harder to replicate
Can’t infer cause and effect

Question 7

Controlled weaknesses

Answer 7

Participant is likely to know they are being observed because situation is controlled demand characteristics lowering validity

Question 8

Participant weaknesses

Answer 8

Could alter the group when joining lowering the validity
Observer bias only recording what they want to see or become emotionally involved and report observations in a subjective way

Question 9

Event sampling strengths and weaknesses

Answer 9

No behaviour is missed

Difficult to record behaviour if too manny are displayed at once

Question 10

Time sampling strengths and weaknesses

Answer 10

Less intensive as there aren’t many behaviours displayed at once
Behaviour that occurs outside of the time can’t be recorded

Question 11

Naturalistic explanation

Answer 11

Participants behaviour recorded in their own environment