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Naturalistic Observation

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Observing behavior in its natural setting without interference or manipulation.

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Controlled Observation

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Conducted in a controlled environment, often a laboratory, where variables can be manipulated.

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Covert Observation

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Subjects are unaware they are being observed.

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Overt Observation

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Subjects are aware that they are under observation.

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Participant Observation

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Observation study where the researcher actually joins the group or takes part in the situation they are observing.

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Non-Participant Observation

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Behavioural Categories

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Event Sampling

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Time Sampling

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Give an advantage of using Participant Observation

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Give a disadvantage of using Participant Observation

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Give an advantage of using Non-Participant Observation

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Give a disadvantage of using Non-Participant Observation

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Give an advantage of using Overt Observation

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Give a disadvantage of using Overt Observation

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Give an advantage of using Covert Observation

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Give a disadvantage of using Covert Observation

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Give an advantage if using Controlled Observation

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Give a disadvantage of using Controlled Observation

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Give an advantage of using Naturalistic Observation

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Give a disadvantage of using Naturalistic Observation

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Empirical

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Random Allocation

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Variables

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Independent Variable (IV)

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This is the variable directly manipulated by the researcher, for example the amount of caffeine induced in a study on the impact of caffeine on reaction times.

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Dependent Variable (DV)

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The variable we believe will be manipulated by IV, for example reaction times in a study on the impact of caffeine on reaction times.

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Standardised

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Operationalised

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Replication

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Cause + Effect

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Ethica;

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Extraneous Variables

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List 5 Examples of Extraneous Variables

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Materials
Understanding
Location
Time
Objectivity

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How might Materials (Physical Things) act as an extraneous variable in a study.

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How might Understanding (The participants understanding of the experiment or what they are expected to do) act as an extraneous variable in a study.

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How might Location (Environmental control, lighting, temperature, sound) act as an extraneous variable in a study.

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How might Time (Time allocated to do the task) act as an extraneous variable in a study.

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How might Objectivity (Bias on the part of the researcher) act as extraneous variable in a study.

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Define controls in a study.

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Null Hypothesis

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Alternative Hypothesis

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Directional Hypothesis

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Non-Directional Hypothesis

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Mean

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The average. All answers added together, divided by the number of responses

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Median

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The answer in the middle. Total frequency/2, then it is the answer that falls in this bracket

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Mode

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The most common answer

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Negatively Skewed Distribution

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The mode and median are both higher than the mean

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Positively Skewed Distribution

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The mode and median are both lower than the mean

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Normal Distribution

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The mode, median and mean are all approximately the same

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