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Observation Flashcards

1
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What is a research aim

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The concept that the researcher is investigating. Reflects what is wanting to be found out

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What is a research question

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This must be a question with a ? At the end of the

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What is a coding frame

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This is a chart that uses a tally to look for specific behaviours

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What is a structured observation

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This is an observation where the behaviours that are being looked out for are presented in a coding frame before hand

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What is an unstructured observation

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This is an observation where the behaviours you are looking for are not noted down before hand

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What is an advantage of a structured observation

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Reliable data
Easily replicable
Produces quantitative data

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What is a disadvantage of a structured observation

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If coding frame is unclear and ambiguous low inter rated reliability

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What are the advantages of an unstructured observation

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More detailed qualitative data

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What are the disadvantages of an unstructured observation

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Difficult to analyse qualitative data
Risk of observer bias

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What is a naturalistic observation

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This is where you observe people in a natural environment

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What are the advantages of a naturalistic observation

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High ecological validity
More natural behaviours.

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What are the disadvantages of a naturalistic observation

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Hard to replicate
Not in control over extraneous variables

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What is a controlled observation

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You observe people in a controlled lab like situation

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What are the advantages of a controlled observation

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Replicated- standardised
Control over extraneous variables

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What are the disadvantages of a controlled observation

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Low ecological validity
Higher chance of demand charecteristics

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What is a participant observation.

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When the observer is amongst the people they are observing

17
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What are the advantages of a participant observation

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Researcher unlikely to miss behaviours
Rich qualitative data

18
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What are the disadvantages of a participant observation

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Researchers presence may influence participants behaviour

19
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What is a non participants observation

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This is an observation where the observer is far away from the participants

20
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What are the advantages non participant observation

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No effect of the researchers presence

21
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What are the disadvantages of non participant observation

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Researcher may miss some behaviours

22
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What is a covert observation

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Where the participants don’t know that they are being observed

23
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what are the advantages of a covert observation

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natural charecteristics
high ecological validity
no socially desireable behaviour

24
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what are the disadvantages of a covert observation

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  • ethical issues
  • may be difficult to collct data while remainin hidden
25
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what is an overt observation

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This is an observation where the participants know that they are being watched

26
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what are the advantages of an overt observation

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possible to obtaininformed consent

27
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what are the disadvantages of an overt observation

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socially desireable charecteristics are shown

28
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what is event sampling

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this is where the obervation is done over a period of time with no breaks

29
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what are the advantages of event sampling

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-wont miss anything
-more data collected

30
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what are the disadvantages of event sampling

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-time consuming
difficult to maintain concentration

31
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what is time sampling

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This is where the behaviours are observed at reggular intervals

32
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what are the advantages of time sampling

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less time consuming
easy to maintain concentration

33
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what are the disadvantages of time sampling

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less data
,ay miss key behaviours

34
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what is a pilot study and how does it improve the reliability

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-a practice run before the observation occurs
-allows you to figure out weaknesses in the cosing frame

35
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why does training the observers in how to use a coding frme improve reliability

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-lets he observers know what they are looking for
-increases inter rater reliability

36
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why does carrying out an observation with a large sample improve the reliability

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  • increased external reliability
    easier to spot a pattern and eliminate anomolies
37
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why carry out an observation with multiple observers

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-uses inter rater reliability and allows the observers to compae teir results

38
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what is inter rater reliability

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this would mean that if there is more than one person observing the same behaviour/individual or different observers watching different individuals, they should agree on the behaviour measured to have inter-rater/observer reliability

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