Psychology- Observations
- Created by: Daisymac
- Created on: 19-01-19 16:56
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- Observational techniques
- Naturalistic
- Take place in the setting in which behaviour would naturally occur.
- strength- high external validity as behaviour is observed in .natural behaviour
- Weakness- hard to replicate
- Controlled observations
- Watching and recording behaviour within a structured environment
- eg. two way mirror
- Strength- ease of replication as there is less extraneous variables
- Weakness- can't apply to real life settings and harder to generalsie
- Covert observations
- Participants behaviour is being watched and recorded without their consent
- strength- removes participant reactivity as they are not aware they are being watched and so increases validity
- Weaknesses- Ethics
- Overt observations
- Participants behaviour is being watched and recorded with their consent and knowledge
- Strength- ethics
- Weaknesses- participant reactivity as they are aware they are being watched and so decreases validity
- Participant observation
- The researcher becomes a member of the group of the people he/she is watching
- strength- increased insight into issue or group and so increasing validity
- Weaknesses-Going native and losing objectivity
- swap weaknesses and strength from participant to non participant
- Non participant observation
- The researcher does not become a member of the group of the people he/she is watching
- Weaknesses-Going native and losing objectivity
- swap weaknesses and strength from participant to non participant
- strength- increased insight into issue or group and so increasing validity
- Weaknesses-Going native and losing objectivity
- The researcher does not become a member of the group of the people he/she is watching
- Naturalistic
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