Observation Methods

Question 1

What is a controlled observation

Answer 1

Behaviour studied by which some variables are controlled by the researchers

Question 2

An example of a controlled observation is….

Answer 2

The strange situation done by Mary Ainsworth

Question 3

Mary Ainsworth also did a study linking to natural observation. Explain it

Answer 3

Study on Ugandan women. She watched them for periods of the day and did not interfere

Question 4

Bandura did a study about the bobo doll. How does it link to observation?

Answer 4

Controlled observation. It has controlled observation techniques

Question 5

Why are observations hard to make?

Answer 5

1. It’s difficult to know what you need to record and not

2. Can’t record everything that’s happening

Question 6

Observation is split up into techniques. These are

Answer 6

1. Structured observation
2. Behavioural categories
3. Sampling procedures
4. Unstructured observations

Question 7

Sampling procedures is split up into two different procedures

Answer 7

Event sampling and time sampling

Question 8

What is a natural observation

Answer 8

Behaviour which is studied in a natural situation where everything is left how it Normally was