PSYC 200W Chapter 4: ch4
16 Jan 2019
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How will participants behavior be recorded: naturalistic v contrived settings. Naturalistic observation: observation of ongoing behavior as it occurs naturally with no intrusion or intervention by researcher: participant observation: researcher engages in same activities as ppl he is observing. Contrived observation: observation of behavior in settings that are arranged specifically for observing and recording behavior: disguised v nondisguised observation. Undisguised observation: individuals being studied know that the researcher is observing their behavior: reactivity. Disguised observation: conceal the fact that they are observing and recording participants" behavior. Narrative records: "specimen records"; full description of a participants behavior intended to capture everything participant said and did during a specified period of time: field notes: summary descriptions of participant behaviors but w/no attempt to record every behavior. Checklists: records attributes of participants: operational definitions used to define unambiguously how a particular construct will be measure in a particular research setting. Temporal measures: latency and duration: reaction time, task completion time.
