PSYC 100A Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Naturalistic Observation, Scatter Plot
4 Jul 2016
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Representative samples are better than biased samples. Less variable observations are more reliable than variable ones. More cases are better than fewer cases (7) drawing conclusions. Limitations of experimental research: biases may furnish results. Research participant bias: arti cial and unrelatistic. Reactivity of observed behaviour: not feasible for ethical or practical reasons. An indepth study of a single research participant. Involves collecting historical and biographical info (ex: recording individuals reactions and behaviours) Indepth observation of phenomena in natural setting. Need to control for activity of observed behaviour. A technique for asserting the self reported attributes, opinions or behaviours of people usually done by questioning a representative random sample of people. Wording effects: wording can change effects of survey greatly. Cannot establish causation but the do develop the relationship between variable correlation. When one trait of behaviour accompanies another, we say the two correlate. Strength of relationship ( 0. 00 to 1. 00)
