Observational Technique
- Created by: amitchell1411
- Created on: 29-04-19 11:47
What is an observation?
- Where behaviour is watched and recorded.
Naturalistic and Controlled Observation:
- In a naturalistic observation, the researcher observes participants in their own environments. They do not manipulate the situation in any way.
- In a controlled or structured observation, the researcher will actively manipulate variables and this means that the observation will normally take place in a specially set-up environment. E.G. within a research lab.
Dependent Variable - what you measure
Independent Variable - what you manipulate/change
NATURALISTIC:
- High ecological validity - participants are in their natural setting and so it represents everyday life.
- Researcher observes participants in their own environment.
CONTROLLED:
- Researcher actively manipulates variables - observation usually takes place in a set-up environment.
-Replicability - the observation is more controlled and therefore it can be repeated and therefore is more reliable.
- Ethics - the researcher is in full control and so can ensure safety is taken into account and informed consent can be given.
- Internal Validity - avoids extraneous variables and so…
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