PSYC 2030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Stratified Sampling, Convenience Sampling, Quota Sampling

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2030
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

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_________involves looking at and describing of behavior - observational research. Main purpose of observational research is ____________ - describe behavior as it naturally occurs in its environment. Observational research is subdivided in two types - naturalistic and participant observation. Observational research can differ in ____________ and __________ - experimenters involvement and structure. ___________is watching people or animals as they behave naturally in their setting - naturalistic observation. _____________is when experimenter participates with the group being studied and acts as a member - participant observation some of the disadvantages of observational research include - absence of control, observer bias, reactivity, and ethical dilemmas. ______________is when you have no control over the research and cant make things happen that you want - absence of control. ________is when you anticipate a certain outcome and if they occur you interpret them to be true when in fact it could be due to something else - observer bias.