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1
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Name three nonexperimental?

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Observation
Self Report
Correlation

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What is an observational study?

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Investigations where the researcher observes a situation and records what happens

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Give an example of an observational study?

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Behaviour within a canteen

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The weakness of observational studies?

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Susceptible to observer bioas

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Strengths of observational studies?

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Does not rely on participants ability to provide information

Allows you to see what they did rather than relying on what they say they did

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What is a covert?

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When particpants do not know that they are being studied

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Strengths of covert?

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More likely to act naturally

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Weaknesses of covert

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Less ethical as unaware they are being observed

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What is overt?

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They are aware they are being studied

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Strengths of overt

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More ethical as they are aware they are being observed

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Weaknesses of Overt?

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Less likely to act naturally

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What is particpant observation?

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You are taking part in the activity you are observing

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Strength of partcipant?

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Greater understanding of activty as you are a particpant

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Weaknesses of particpant?

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More likely to miss behaviors as involved in activity, harder to record

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What is a structred observation?

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Researchers deign a type of coding scheme to record target behaviours

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Strengths of structured observation?

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Easier to conduct as looking for target behaviours

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Weaknesses of structured observation?

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Might miss other interesting behaviours that are not target behaviours

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What is non particpant?

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Not partiapting in the activity you are observing

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Strengths of non particpant

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Unlikely to miss behaviours

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Weakeness of non partipant?

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Lack of understanding of activity you are observing

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What is a non structured observation?

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Observe what they see and record everything they see

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Strengths of non strcutred observation?

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Lots of information- rich data

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Weaknesses of non strcutred observation?/

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Hard to record everything you witness

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What is an event sampling?

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Consists of the researcher recording an event every time it happens. For example. Ticking a box every time someone uses their mobile phone in a lesson

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Strengths of event sampling?

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Unlikely to miss any target behaviours

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Weaknesses of vent sampling

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If too many observations happen at once, it may be difficult to record everything

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What is time sampling?

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Occurs when the researcher decides on a time interval (every minute) and then records what behavior is occurring at that time

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Strengths of time sampling?

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Not too many observations, not difficult to record

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Weaknesses of time sampling?

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Likely to miss target/important behaviours`

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What is Naturalistic?

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Takes place in a natural environment

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Strength of Naturalistic?

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Being able to observe in natural setting makes it higher in ecological validity

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Weaknesses of Naturalistic?

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Less reliable as variables are harder to control

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What is a controlled environment?

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Takes place in a controlled setting, usually as part of an experiment

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Weaknesses of controlled environment??

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More reliable as able to control variables

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Strengths of the controlled environment?

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Lack of ecological validity

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What is inter reliability?

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The degree/ level of agreement between 2 or more observers who are observing the same thing

37
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Name the 5 keywords of essay writing?

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Abstract
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Results
Discussion
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