Observational design Flashcards
1
Q
What must a researcher decide about their observational design before completing the observation?
A
Whether it is structured or unstructured
If structured:
Behavioural categories
Sampling procedures
2
Q
What must behavioural categories be to obtain valid data?
A
Operationalised
Objective
Cover all possible component behaviours
Mutually exclusive
3
Q
What is event sampling?
A
Counting the number of times a certain behaviour occurs in a target person or individual.
4
Q
What is time sampling?
A
Recording behaviours in a given time frame or at regular time periods. For example recording all behaviours on display every 30 seconds.
