Observational techniques

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  • Created on: 26-07-21 13:06
Event sampling
recording the number of time a specific behaviour is seen during a specific period of time
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Time sampling
Recording every behaviour seen during a specific period of time
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Controlled observation
Obs in a controlled setting
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Advantages of using a controlled observation
- Can be replicated
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Disadvantages of using a controlled observation
- Low mundane realism, so low reliability
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Naturalistic observations
An observation of behaviour in a natural setting
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Advantages of doing naturalistic obs
- More realistic

- More external validity

- Less ethical issues

- More natural behaviour, reflects real life
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Disadvantage of doing natural obs
- Can't always be replicated
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Covert obs
pps aren't aware they're being observed
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Benefits of doing a covert obs
- Pps will act more natural
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Disadvantages of doing a covert obs
- It is unethical
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Overt obs
pps are aware they're being observed
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Advantages of doing a overt obs
- Ethical
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Disadvantages of doing a overt obs
- pps act less natural
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Participant obs
- Observer is part of the group being observed
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Benefits of doing a participant obs
- The observer will have a greater understanding of the situation/topic
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Weakness of doing a pps obs
- Less natural behaviour
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Non-participant obs
Observer doesn't become part of the group being observed
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Advantage of doing a non-ppt obs
- More natural behaviour
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Disadvantage of doing a non-ppt obs
- Less understanding
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Inter-rater reliability
- This refers to the degree to which different raters give consistent estimates of the same behaviour.

-If the data is similar then the data is reliable

- Every obs must have inter-rater reliability
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Time sampling

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Recording every behaviour seen during a specific period of time

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Controlled observation

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Advantages of using a controlled observation

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Disadvantages of using a controlled observation

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