Observations

Question 1

What is a non-experimental method?

Answer 1

-Iv is is not manipulated to see effect on DV.
-Can see ppts in own environment.
-Study more complex interactions between variables in a natural way.

Question 2

What does naturalistic mean? What is an advantage and disadvantage?

Answer 2

-In a natural situation/ environment.
S-Less demand characteristics
W-Not standardised

Question 3

What does structured mean? What is a strength and weakness?

Answer 3

-Controlling for variables in an artificial setting.
S-Is standardised
W-More demand characteristics.

Question 4

What does covert mean? What is a strength and weakness?

Answer 4

-Don’t know they are being observed.
S-Less demand characteristics.
W-Consent/ethical issues

Question 5

What does overt mean? What is a strength and weakness?

Answer 5

-People know they are being observed.
S- less ethical issues (consent).
W-more demand charcteristics.

Question 6

What does participant mean? What is a strength and weakness?

Answer 6

-Someone in the group who conducts the experiment is being observed.
S- more in depth data collected.
W-more researcher bias.

Question 7

What does non-participant mean? What is a strength and weakness?

Answer 7

-Observation done by someone in the group who is not observed.
S-Less researcher bias
W-Not as in depth data collected.

Question 8

What is event sampling?

Answer 8

Uses a coding scheme to total how many times a certain event occurs.

Question 9

What is continuous sampling?

Answer 9

Make notes of everything that is happening.

Question 10

What is time sampling?

Answer 10

Recording behaviour every Nth time and write the observation in that moment.