Controlled and Naturalistic
Naturalisitic observation - observing behaviour in a natural environment
+ High in ecological validity, because of the realistic task/environment making it more useful and applicable in real life.
Controlled observation - observing behaviour in a controlled environment, where some variables are controlled by the researcher, possibly in a lab, reducing the ecological validity of the study.
Participant and Non participant
Participant - where the observer also participates in the task being observed ( this may effect their objectivity and makes it difficult to record behaviour)
Non participant - where the observer is merely watching the behaviour of others and acts as a non-participant and is observing from the "outside".
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