Observations & Correlations Flashcards
Types of observation
Naturalistic observation, Controlled Observation, Unstructured & Structured
Naturalistic observation
participants’ behaviour is observed in their natural environment without it having any manipulations from the researcher
Controlled Observation
participants’ behaviour is observed in a setting that has been manipulated by the researcher (maybe in the participants’ natural environment)
Unstructured
researcher records all of the behaviours being exhibited by the subject
Structured
researcher records only the particular behaviour being studied
Correlation is a statistical relationship that suggests the…
probability of a true relationship between the IV and DV of the study
A correlational relationship is not necessarily a…
causal relationship
How to make sure whether a correlational relationship is causal?
the two variables must be investigated in a laboratory environment where extraneous variables are controlled