PSYC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Haemodynamic Response, Dependent And Independent Variables, Habituation
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Using data yielded by method to draw a conclusion. Children or parents answer questions asked either in person or on a questionnaire. Clinical interviews allow flexibility for following up on unexpected comments. Reports often biased to reflect favorable on interviewee. Children"s activities in one or more everyday settings are observed. Difficult to know which aspects of situation are most influential influential. Children are brought to laboratory and presented prearranged tasks. Ensures that all children"s behaviors are observed in the same context. Allows controlled comparison of children"s behavior in different situations. Context is less natural than in naturalistic observation. Determine how variables are related to one another. Group of approaches that allow inferences about causes and effects to be drawn. Variety of measures of children"s attention to the tv. Variety of measures of children"s attention to the tv program and of the quality of their play.
