observations

Question 1

What are behavioural catagories - ugh here we go again with more bloody flashcards

Answer 1

Devising a set of component behaviours

Question 2

What is event sampling

Answer 2

Counting the number of times a certain behaviour/event occurs to a target individual(s)

Question 3

What is time sampling

Answer 3

Recording behaviours in a given time frame e.g. noting what an individual is doing every 30 seconds

Question 4

What is a controlled observation

Answer 4

When the researcher has some measure of control over the experiment

Question 5

Give some strengths for a controlled observation

Answer 5

• control over extraneous variables
• inter-observer reliability
• easy to replicate

Question 6

Give some weaknesses for a controlled observation

Answer 6

• dont be silly it has none idiot, I’m kidding the observations are very weak you would think it was ben neighbour
• cannot be applied to real-life settings
• may be subjective towards what the researcher wants to see

Question 7

What is a naturalistic observation

Answer 7

Studying behaviour in a natural setting where everything has been left as it is normally

Question 8

Listen here … stop talking about ur personal lives, even if you weren’t I’m sure you were thinking about it and instead be useful and give me some strengths of a naturalistic observation you good for nothing sons of bitches

Answer 8

• High external (ecological) validity
• Natural environment - generalised to everyday life
• Few demand characteristics (which is ironic considering i just demanded you to give me these points hahahahahahahhahahahahah)

Question 9

Give some weaknesses of a naturalistic observation

Answer 9

• Replication difficult - lack of control
• Uncontrolled extraneous variables

Question 10

What is a covert obeservation

Answer 10

Participants are not aware that they are being observed

Question 11

Give some strengths of a covert observation

Answer 11

• No demand characteristics

Question 12

Give some weaknesses of a covert observation

Answer 12

Ethical issues as they do not know they are being observed …. so yk maybe tell them next time

Question 13

What is an overt observation

Answer 13

Participants are aware that they are being observed

Question 14

Give some strengths of an overt observation

Answer 14

Less ethical issues as are not being deceived

Question 15

Give some weaknesses of an overt observation

Answer 15

May demand characteristics as they know they are being observed

Question 16

What is a participant observation

Answer 16

Observer acts as part of a group being watched

Question 17

Give some strengths of a participant observation

Answer 17

• experience situation
• insight
• increased validity
• do not be scared

Question 18

Give some weaknesses of a participant observation

Answer 18

• lose objectivity
• ethical issues
• difficulty in recording observations

Question 19

What is a non-participant observation

Answer 19

Experimenter doesn’t become part of the group being observed (probably for the best zimmerbardiomyboi)

Question 20

Give some strengths of a non participant observation

Answer 20

• More ethical
• More objective

Question 21

Give some weaknesses of a non participant observation

Answer 21

• Less insight … into what? ur di-
• not experiencing the same things

Question 22

What is a structured observaon

Answer 22

The researcher determines precisely what behaviours are to be observed and uses a standardised checklist to record the frequency with which they are observed within a specific time frame

Question 23

Give some strengths for a structured observations

Answer 23

Easier to gather relevant data because you know what you are looking for

Question 24

Give some weaknesses for a structured observations

Answer 24

Interesting behaviours could go unrecorded because they weren’t pre-defined as important
damn how rood, who is taking this up with the CEO of structured observations

Question 25

What is an unstructured observation

Answer 25

Observer reveals all relevant behaviour but has no system

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