Topic 5 - Observation

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participant observation
where a researcher studies a group by joining it in its natural setting
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non-participant observation
observing a group without participating
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overt participation observation
a study where the researcher tells the participants beforehand that he or she is carrying out research
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observer effect
where participants change their behaviour because they know they are being watched for research purposes – a potential problem in overt participant observation
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covert participation observation
secret’ observation, where a researcher joins a group and observes the group members without telling them that they are being studied
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social anthropology
the study of how currently living human beings behave in social groups
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observing a group without participating

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non-participant observation

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a study where the researcher tells the participants beforehand that he or she is carrying out research

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where participants change their behaviour because they know they are being watched for research purposes – a potential problem in overt participant observation

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Card 5

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secret’ observation, where a researcher joins a group and observes the group members without telling them that they are being studied

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