SOC200H1 Chapter Notes -Ethnic Stereotype, David Suzuki
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Inaccurate observation occurs when we make conclusions based on hasty or incomplete observations. Casual or semi-conscious observation is not data collection. Data collection requires using deliberate procedures for observing and recording observations. Implicit, vague, or common sense understandings of classifying and recording observations aren"t good enough. Define concepts being observed in explicitly in precise and theoretically- informed ways. Overgeneralization occurs when we make conclusions about individuals or groups based on our knowledge of similar individuals or groups, it may lead to selective observation. Observing something a few times in a particular group of people or in a particular setting doesn"t necessarily mean you will observe it elsewhere. Observe in ways that make it possible to observe something different if something different is happening. Observe people and settings that can speak to the people and context you to which you want to generalize. Basically replication means repeating a study and checking to see whether the same results are produced each time.
