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Observations Flashcards

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1
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how can an observation become systematic

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it must be selective

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2 types of observational method

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naturalistic

controlled

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naturalistic observation

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observing participants in their normal everyday enmvrimonment

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controlled observation

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observations in a situation that has been produced by the experimenter specifically for observation

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how do naturalistic observations avoid problems with consent and deception

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takes place in a public setting where people would expect to be seen by others

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how do controlled observations avoid problems with consent and deception

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most of the time participants are aware they are taking part

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what problems does the lack of control in naturalistic observations cause

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inability to replicate - decreases validity - harder to test findings for reliability

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weakness of participants knowing they are involved in an observation

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higher risk of demand characteristics

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impact of an artificial setting on validity

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low ecological validity

reduces ability to generalise to real life settings

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impact on the lack of control over a setting in a naturalistic observation

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cannot produce cause and effect

confounding variables may be present

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why do naturalistic observations have high ecological validity

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natural setting that occurs in real life

can be generalised

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positives of an artificial setting

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confounding variables are reduced
cause and effect are clear

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ethical issues of a naturalistic observation

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invasion of privacy - especially when participants are unaware they are being observed

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when can a risk of observer bias occur

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when there are no guidelines on how to record the behaviour

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2 types of observational design

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overt and covert

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overt observation

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those being observed are aware of the fact

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covert observation

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the participants are unaware that they are being observed

18
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which participant design has higher validity

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covert - less demand characteristics

19
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which participant design allows informed consent to be obtained

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overt

20
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which participant design is more difficult to replicate data from

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covert

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participant design

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the observer also participates in the experiment being observed

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non-participant design

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the observer doesn’t participate in the experiment being observed

23
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what makes the participant design have high validity

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researcher is able to get an insider viewpoint

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what makes the participant design have reduced reliability

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the researcher may influence the other participants’ behaviour

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what makes the non-participant observation more reliable

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researcher doesn’t get involved

more likely to be objective with findings

reduces researcher bias

more accurate conclusions

26
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why could a non-participant observation have high validity

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easier to record data because the observer is not involved

27
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why could a non-participant observation have reduced validity

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lacks direct involvement or understanding of the phenomena - the data collected may be compromised

less accurate or authentic findings

28
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4 ways in which data can be collected

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facts

events

behaviours

continuous detailed notes

29
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two types of sampling

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event sampling

time sampling

30
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event sampling

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specific behaviours are recorded every time they occur

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time sampling

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the behaviour of each participant is recorded at fixed intervals

32
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how can inter-rater reliability be improved during observations

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operationalised coding systems

train observers with practice observations

correlating one observers data with those of another

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