Observation

Question 1

What are the 4 main types of observation?

Answer 1

naturalistic observation
controlled observation
unstructured observational techniques
structured observational techniques

Question 2

What is naturalistic observation

Answer 2

Everything has been left as it normally is e.g. Observing children in a classroom

Question 3

What is controlled observation

Answer 3

with Uncontrolled observations some variables are controlled by the researcher

Question 4

What are structured observational techniques

Answer 4

Instructed observations the researcher uses various systems to organise observations e.g. coding frames or sampling procedures

Question 5

So to summarise there are two methods of data collection what are they

Answer 5

Structure and no structure

Question 6

There are two environments or behaviour what are There are two types of environment or behaviour

Answer 6

Structure and no structure

Question 7

What is a one-way mirror

Answer 7

A way of observing participants in a lab so they are unaware that they are being observed