PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jane Goodall, Observer-Expectancy Effect, Mental Chronometry
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Observing the natural unfolding of what happens. Observation in a controlled environment, limited distractions. Having students study in a room with no windows so to limit them. Groups or small groups of people with certain types of disorder or type of environmental situation. Had no memory, could not make memories. Seeing behaviour in natural setting, spontaneously produced. Cannot give the child an electronic but can watch it happen naturally if the parent does so. Have to wait for an event to happen, may not even happen. Don"t know the causes, only know the sequence that was observed. Ex. studying and studying conditions (quiet, loud, and control group). The studying conditions would be the studying conditions. Success of each group in the different studying conditions. Behavioural measure with things we associate with fatigue. Number of times you laugh in a day. Ask natural questions about everyday events such as weather. Pros: can establish a cause and effect.
