chapter 2 review

Question 1

1. Alex watches a group of children on the playground for an hour and writes down everything he sees them do during that hour. Alex is conducting a(n)___________.
   a. structured observation
   b. naturalistic observation
   c. experiment
   d. interpretive study

Answer 1

naturalistic observation

Question 2

2. Dolores works in a pediatric ward and has decided to investigate whether or not the level of nurse friendliness influences children’s perceptions of their hospital experiences. For her research, which of the following would be the best operational definition of nurse friendliness?
   A. nice interactions with patients
   B. pleasant appearance
   C. concern for patients
   D. number of times that the nurse smiles per time spent with the patient

Answer 2

number of times that the nurse smiles per time spent with the patient

Question 3

3. When people treat each other badly on reality shows even though they know millions of people will be watching, they seem to be lacking_____________.
   a. observer bias
   b. coding accuracy
   c. self-consciousness
   d. reactivity

Answer 3

reactivity

Question 4

4. Dr. Moore is observing sharing in a group of preschool children. She watches them for 30 minutes and records every instance of sharing she sees. Dr. Moore is engaging in____________________.
   a. event sampling
   b. time sampling
   c. structured sampling
   d. naturalistic sampling

Answer 4

event sampling

Question 5

5. Dr. Brown is observing peekaboo games that mothers play with their infants. She observes each mother-infant pair for 30 minutes, but she follows an observe-for-five-minutes-and-stop-for-one-minute pattern. She repeats the pattern during the 30-minute observation. Dr. Brown is engaging in____________________.
   a. event sampling
   b. time sampling
   c. structured sampling
   d. naturalistic sampling

Answer 5

time sampling

Question 6

6. During an observational study, Dr. X writes the following, “two girls are standing about a foot apart and are facing each other. The girl on the right is holding a backpack in her left hand. She is smiling with her teeth exposed, and she is bent about 25 degrees at the waist. Her left eye (the only one visible to this writer) is closed tightly. The other girl stands with her right knee bent and is smiling. Her right eye (the only one visible) is open.”

This is an example of _____________________.
a. reactivity
b. coder bias
c. observation
d. interpretation

Answer 6

observation