A2 naturalistic observations 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyChild psychologyA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: mercymimeCreated on: 08-10-13 20:36 what is naturalistic observation? observation whereby the participants are observed in a natural setting. 1 of 13 strengths 1 it is ecologically valid 2 of 13 strenghts 2 no demand characteristics if the observer is not known by the participants 3 of 13 weakness 1 not reliable as there are nocontrols 4 of 13 weakness 2 observer has to wait for the behaviour to be show, so it takes time 5 of 13 reliability: supports naturalistic observations are reliable if the data is collected more than once and gives similar results 6 of 13 reliability: no support cannot be replicated and tested for reliability 7 of 13 validity: support has ecological validity 8 of 13 validity: no support not valid if participants are aware that they are being observed, then there will be high demand characteristics 9 of 13 ethical issues: support ethical if the consent of the individual is taken 10 of 13 ethical issues: support not ethical if participants are not aware that they are being tested 11 of 13 use in child psychology 1 used by Parten (1932) to find out different types of play ion different ages of children 12 of 13 use in child psychology 2 used by Crinic(2005) to find out if stress in parents affects children 13 of 13
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