Direct observatoin

Question 1

4 Methods of direct observstion

Answer 1

1. Event Recording- Observed and record every instance of the behavior.
2. Outcome Recording- Count the products
3. Interval recording-Record whether the behavior occured at least once during the interval
4. Time-Sampling recording Observe the behavior only for a moment (and only a moment) at the end of the interval.

Question 2

What does it mean for 2 observers to be independent?

Answer 2

When making direct observations, the observers need to be separated so their actions are independent of one another

Question 3

Observer drift

Answer 3

Observing a behavior so often you question if it was actually the behavior or not