Observations
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- Created on: 25-11-15 21:53
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- Observational Research
- Used to investigate affects of play and attachment types.
- E.g. carers being observed playing with children.
- Can be 'Controlled'
- Pps. studied in a room outside natural setting.
- E.g. Ainsworth study observing childrens reactions to being left alone.
- Pps. studied in a room outside natural setting.
- Can be 'Naturalistic'
- Pps. in their natural setting.
- Can be 'Unstructured'
- Records everything that is seen.
- Generate quantitative data.
- Can be 'Structured'
- Categories used to record behaviour.
- Often in lab setting observed through one way mirror such as Ainsworth.
- Generate quantitative data.
- Categories used to record behaviour.
- Can be 'Covert'
- Pps. do not know they are being observed.
- Can be 'Overt'
- Pps. know they are being observed.
- 'Participant Observation'
- Researcher is part of the study.
- 'Non-participant'
- Researcher is not part of the study, watches from outside group.
- Used to investigate affects of play and attachment types.
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