Observational Designs Flashcards
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Event sampling
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Record every time you see the behaviour. An event refers to a specific behaviour on the coding scheme for the duration of the observation.
2
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Event sampling advantages
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- Useful when behaviours don’t happen frequently.
3
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Event sampling disadvantages
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- May miss behaviour if lots of behaviour is happening at one time.
4
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Time sampling
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Recording behaviour for a predetermined length of time at regular intervals. Record all behaviour that occurs in this specific timed intervals.
5
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Time sampling advantages
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- Show time related changes in behaviour, less likely to miss behaviours in the time intervals.
- Only observe in short intervals.
6
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Time sampling disadvantages
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- May miss behaviour if it occurs outside of your sampling time.
7
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Continuous recording
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Every instance of an individual’s behaviour or response is watched and recorded in the time period by the observer.
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Continuous reading advanatges
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- Behaviours not specified in behavioural categories are accounted for.
9
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Continuous reading disadvantages
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- Some behaviours may be missed.
