PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Naturalistic Observation, Structured Interview, Observer-Expectancy Effect
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Naturalistic observation: record behavior in a natural environment. Limitation- not everybody has the same opportunity to display the behavior. Structured observation- observe the behavior in a lab and so everyone has an equal opportunity of displaying the behavior. Limitation- don"t know if that"s how people behave in a natural setting. Event sampling- observe the behavior in a specified period of time. Time sampling-record how many times the behavior occurs in a specific interval. Systematic observation can be bad because of observer influence: the behavior might change since its has been observed, it might get effected. You can minimize the observer influence by visiting the place very frequently, ask someone else about the behavior. Observer bias: the observer might record what they want and what they observe. Clinical interview: not structured and so ppl display their thoughts and you get a lot of info.
