TYPES OF OBSERVATION

PSYCHOLOGISTS WAY SEEING PEOPLE DO WITHOUT ASKING

NARURAL OR CONTROLLED SETTING

FLEXIBILITY STUDY COMPELX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VARIABLES NATURAL WAY

OFTEN USED ASSESS DV

SETTING TARGET BEHAVIOUR OCCUR

ASPECTS ENVIORNMENT VARY

WOULDNT MAKE SENSE ARTIFIICALLY 

BETTER NORMALY TAKE PLACE

CONTROL CERTAIN ASPECTS

MARY AINSWORTH - STRANGE SITUATION

RECORDED KIDS REACTED MOTHERS & DEALTH INTRODUCTION STRANGER IN PLAYROOM

RECOREDED DATA TWO WAY MIRROR

SOME CONTROL VARIALBLES / MANIPULATION VARIABELS OBSERVE EFFECTS

CONTROL EXTREANOUS VARIABLES

STRENGTH

HIGH EXTERNAL VALIDITY - GENERALISE FINDINGS 

WEAKNESS

LACK CONTORL HARD REPLICATE (NATURALISTIC)

UNCONTROLLED EXTREANOUS DIFFICULT JUDGE BEHAVUOUR PATTERN

RECORDED WITHOUT CONSENT FIRST

UNAWARE FOCUS STUDY 

MUST BE PUBLIC / HAPPENING ANYWAY TO BE ETHICAL

PARTICIPANTS AWARE BEHAVIOUR RECORDED

INFORMED CONSENT GIVEN

STRENGTHS

UNAWARE REMOE REACITIVITY - INCREASE VALIDITY

WEAKNESS

ETHICS IS QUESTIONABLE

OBSERVER PART OBSERVED GROUP

EG. IMPROVED STUDY FACTORY WORKER & MANAGEMENT BY HAVING OBSERVER PARTICIPATE

RESEARCHER REMAINS SEPERATE

RECORDS BEHVAIOUR OBJECTIVE MANNER

IMPRACTICAL JOIN - ONLY OPTION

STRENGTHS

RESEARCHER INVOLVED BETTER INSIGHT - INCREASE VALIDITY

NON-PARTICIPANT ALLOW REASEARCHER MAINTAIN OBJECTIVE - LESS DANGER "GOING NAIVE"

WEAKNESS

RESEARCHER IDENTIFY TOO STRONGLY LOSE OBJECTIVITY

LOSE VALUABLE INFO AS TOO FAR REMOVED