PO217 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Participant Observation, Focus Group, Ethnography
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Hawthorne effect: a phenomenon that occurs when subjects under observation alter their behavior because of the researcher s presence. Interview framework: a written list of questions that the interviewer intends to ask the respondent. Observation research: a research design in which the researcher observes actual behavior, also known as field research or ethnography. Observation schedule: a checklist for recording behavior in observation research. Obtrusive observation research: observation research in which the subjects are aware they are being observed. Participant observation: a unobtrusive observation research design in which the researcher becomes part of the community under observation.
