Observational Design^

Question 1

Structured Observation

Answer 1

list of beh that will observe
+ recording of data are easier/ systematic
+ quantitive data is easier to analyse

Question 2

Unstructured Observation

Answer 2

observe a sample and notes everything+ more depth to the data- qualitative data is harder to record/ analyse- observer bias
: record what catches their eye

Question 3

Behaviour Categories

Answer 3

target beh to be operationalised
: broken down into clear categories
: able to be replicated successfully

Question 4

Behaviour Categories AO3

Answer 4

+ make collected data structured and objective
+ should be exclusive and not overlap
- must not require further interpretation
- ‘dustbin categories’ where different beh go

Question 5

Event Sampling + AO3

Answer 5

type of sampling method
count how many times a target occurs
+ infrequent target beh
- too complex, observer could overlook important data

Question 6

Time Sampling

Answer 6

type of sampling method
record beh in time frames
+ reduces observations made
- unrepresentive as the time sample won’t represent participant’s beh