PSYCH 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cerebral Cortex, Observer-Expectancy Effect, Internal Validity
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Chapter 2: research strategies: common research methods, systematic observation. A. 1) naturalistic observation go into field [natural environment] and record behavior of interest. Not all have same opportunity to display particular behavior in everyday life. Structured observations set up laboratory situation which evokes behavior of. Explain cause and consequence for emotion: children likely to express concern for doll. Every participant has equal opportunity to display response. Opportunity to study behaviors not common in everyday life. Cannot be certain that participants behave in lab as they do in real life. Record entire behavior stream everything said and done in time period. Event sampling observer records all instances of particular behavior during specified time period. Time sampling observer records whether certain behaviors occur during a sample of short intervals. Observer influence effects of observer on behavior studied. Under age 8 influence limited to first sessions become used to observer. Adults and older children engage more socially desirable behavior.
