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- Created by: Sofia154
- Created on: 22-09-20 10:57
1. Weakness of time sampling
- If using a noisy stopwatch, it could induce demand charateristics
- No indictaion of the amount of time spent on each behaviour category
- No indication of the order in which events occured
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2. Strength of time sampling
- Observer won't get bored or fatigued
- Captures all behaviours as observer watches for a long period of time
- Records are easy to obtain and analyse
3. Which is the most ethical when observing a sensitive group(like a cult)
- Non-participant
- Participant
4. Name one strength of a structured observation
- More organised as uses a coding scheme to define important behaviours
- Records all behavioursw so wont miss anything
5. Name one weakness of a structured observation
- Not ethical
- May miss important behaviours that are not on coding scheme
- May miss important behaviours due to a busy enviroment
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