the observer gets involved in the behaviour they are observing
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NON-PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION:
he observer does not get involved in the behaviour they are observing
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OVERT OBSERVATION:
the observer is seen by the people being observed
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COVERT OBSERVATION:
the observer is not seen by the people being observed
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CONTROLLED OBSERVATION:
some variables in the environment are regulated by the researcher, reducing the ‘naturalness’ of the environment (and therefore the naturalness of the behaviour being studied)
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NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION:
behaviour is studied in the natural environment where everything has been left as it normally is. Researcher does not interfere in anyway
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BEHAVIOURAL CATEGORIES:
when a target behaviour is broken up into components that are observable and measurable
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EVENT SAMPLING:
a target behaviour or event is first established then the researcher records this event every time it occurs
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TIME SAMPLING:
a target individual or group is first established then the researcher records their behaviour in a fixed time frame e.g every 60 seconds
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OPEN REVIEWING:
the authors are made public
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PUBLICATION BIASED:
when only headline grabbing findings are produced
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AIM:
“to investigate whether”
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HYPOTHESIS:
“it is predicted that”
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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE:
the thing you change/manipulate
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE:
the thing the researcher is measuring
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OPERATIONALISATION:
ensure that variables are in a form that can be easily tested. Define variables so you can measure them:
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EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE:
any variable that may (Other than IV) have an effect on the DV if it is not controlled ( ev = nuisance variables)
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EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN:
refers to how participants are allocated to the different conditions (or IV groups) in an experiment
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SCHOLARLY JOURNALS:
Research papers get published in scholarly journals. They contain in-depth reports of research.The articles are written by academics and then reviewed by experts in the field..
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