PSY 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Big Questions, Naturalistic Observation, Ethnography
15 Sep 2016
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Class 3: research: basic, applied, observational, survey: basic and applied research, both are valid approaches a. i) both can be scientific a. ii) a. iii) not dichotomous. Both create new knowledge: basic research, the big questions a. i) attempts to advance theories a. ii) a. iii) greater recognition. The nature of behavior: slow, academic: tenure, industry: specialized, must be really good, money, applied research, the real problems. Less overall recognition a. i) attempts to find solutions to practical problems a. ii) a. iii: fast, commercial, industry, institutional, difference between two research, basic research questions a. i) why . a. ii) Describe behavior: what observational research try to understand f. i) anthropology: ethnography f. ii)cultures, subcultures f. iii) Interviews: different observers of observational research, non-participant observer a. i) studies behaviors from a distance a. ii) Non-intrusive: participant observer b. i)studies behaviors by participating in or with the group b. ii) Can influence group behavior: identity c. i) concealed c. ii) Describe the environment and the behavior: three main kinds b. i)naturalistic observation (b. i. 1)
