Observation Flash Cards
When they don’t look for specific events
Unstructured observation
When they look for specific events / actions on the coding frame
Structured observation
Categories that certain behaviours are put in
Behavioural categories
What events observers will be looking for to count results
Coding frame
Observation in a natural environment
Naturalistic observation
Observation in a controlled environment
Controlled observation
When the observer pretends to be a participant to record things
Participant observation
When the observer isn’t a participant
Non participant observation
When they don’t know they are being observed
Covert observation
When they know they are being observed
Overt observation
Continuously observing events from a time period
Event sampling
Observing in time intervals
Time sampling
When the observer changes results that didn’t happen or if they choose what they see to match their hypothesis
Researcher / observer bias
When they act differently when they know they are being watched (demand characteristics)
Researcher / observer effect
When 2 observers get similar results
Inter rater reliability
