Observations

Question 1

what is a participant observation?

Answer 1

Where the interviewer becomes apart of the group being observed

Question 2

Advantages of participant observations?

Answer 2

Researcher has indebth data so can’t miss behaviour

Question 3

Disadvantages of participant observations?

Answer 3

Observer bias, researcher in group could affect objectivity

Question 4

What is a non-participant observation?

Answer 4

When the researcher remains outside of group

Question 5

Advantages of non-participant observation?

Answer 5

More objective as researcher isnt part of group

Question 6

Disadvantages of non-participant observations?

Answer 6

Researcher doesn’t gain as much insight as not inside groups

Question 7

What is a structured observation?

Answer 7

Reasercher uses a system to organise findings

Question 8

Disadvantages of structured observations?

Answer 8

important info missed if hasn’t been identified as a category

Question 9

Advantages of structured interviews?

Answer 9

makes data easier and more replicable

Question 10

Whats an unstructured observation?

Answer 10

All seen information/behaviour is recorded

Question 11

Advantages of unstructured observations?

Answer 11

detailed/rich in data

Question 11

Disadvantages of unstructured observations?

Answer 11

too much to record, observer bias

Question 12

What is a naturalistic observation?

Answer 12

watching and recording behaviour in a setting it would normal be performed in

Question 13

Advantages of naturalistic observation?

Answer 13

high ecological validty

Question 14

Disadvantages of naturalistic observation?

Answer 14

Hard to replicate due to low control of variables

Question 15

What’s a controlled observation?

Answer 15

Watching behaviour in a structured environment

Question 16

Advantages of controlled observation?

Answer 16

easier to replicate due controlled variables

Question 17

Disadvantages of controlled observations?

Answer 17

Unnatural environment, low ecological validity

Question 18

What’s a covert observation?

Answer 18

Observers aren’t visible and participants aren’t aware behaviour is being observer

Question 19

Advantages of covert observation?

Answer 19

Behaviour more nature

Question 20

Disadvantages of covert observation?

Answer 20

Less ethical, cant give informed consent

Question 21

What’s overt observation?

Answer 21

Participants are aware behaviours being recorded

Question 22

Advantages of overt observation?

Answer 22

Ethical,participants can give informed consent

Question 23

Disadvantages of overt observation?

Answer 23

Social desirability

Question 24

Whats time sampling?

Answer 24

Designing behaviour category’s (6 max) and deciding a time schedule of when behaviours recorded e.g. every 2 minutes

Question 25

Advantages of time sampling?

Answer 25

Reduces number of observations made

Question 26

Disadvantages of time sampling?

Answer 26

Unrepresentative of observation as something may occur when not being observed

Question 27

What’s event sampling?

Answer 27

Behaviour is categorised and or coded in frame work, everytime you see something that represents behaviour category or coding scheme

Question 28

Advantages of event sampling?

Answer 28

Useful behaviour happens frequently which would be missed if we used time sampling

Question 29

Disadvantages of event sampling?

Answer 29

If too many observations occur at the same time it can be difficult to record everything