Flashcards in RESEARCH METHODS Deck (11)
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What does naturalistic observation mean?
It takes place in an everyday setting.
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What does a controlled observation mean?
It takes place in a lab setting.
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What does overt mean?
People know it is happening.
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What does covert mean?
Done in secret.
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What is a participant observation?
Researcher rakes part in it themselves.
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What is a non-participant observation?
When the researcher does not take part.
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What are behavioural categories?
When a target behaviour is broken up into a set of observable categories.
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Give an example of behavioural categories
Operationalisation.
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What is time sampling?
Observations are made within a certain time period.
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What is event sampling?
Observations are made every time a certain behaviour is performed.
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