Observasions
- Created by: chabs
- Created on: 19-03-14 17:30
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- Observastions
- Types
- Direct: Watching and recording behavior first hand.
- Indirect: Observations made indirectly ie Tv programmes
- Overt: Ppts are aware they are being obsereved
- - Ppts are aware of the aim so may show signs of social desirability lowering validity
- + Ppts are aware they are being observed so ethics is less likey to be a issue
- Covert: Ppts are unaware they are being observed
- + Natural behavior can be witnessed increasing validity
- - Ethics may be a issue as ppts are being deceived
- Participant: obserever is also a participant
- + Provides inside information increasing validity due to a greater understanding on reasons for behaviour
- - Lowers objectivity as the researcher becomes personally involved. Less valid due to researcher bias
- Non-participant: observer merely observes behaviour
- - Lowers objectivity as the researcher becomes personally involved. Less valid due to researcher bias
- + Helps us identify behavior rather that relying on verbal accounts + Allow spontaneous and unexpected behavior to be recorded
- - Ethics can be a issue as ppts are unaware they are being observed - Poorly designed checklists reduce rel - Observer bias
- Time sampling
- + Reduces the number of observations made / easier to record increasing reliability. - Not representative as behavior can be missed
- Event sampling
- + Useful when behavior occurs occasionally increases reliability. - Behavior may be missed is too much occurs at once
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