OBSERVATION
What is the definition of observation?
Systematic and objective process of watching, listening or recording behaviors, events or phenomenas.
What is an experiment?
An investigation in which a hypothesis is scientifically tested. An independent variable (cause) is manipulated and the independent variable (effect) is measured.
What are case studies?
Case studies are depth investigations about a person, group or community.
What is the purpose of an Interview?
Generate a conversation in which the researcher will ask different questions depending on the data wanted.
What are the main four types of observation?
Naturalistic, laboratory, participant and case study observation.
How many types of experiments exist?
5 types of experiments
Give 3 examples of different methods that case studies use to gather information
Interviews, Observations and Documents & records,
What is an interview?
Method in psychology for data recollection. Researchers ask different type of questions, generating different types of data.
What are two advantages of using observation as a research method?
-Unobtrusive: Observers can remain unnoticed reducing the impact on the behavior observed.
What kind of relationships do experiments analyze?
Cause-effect relationships
How many types of case studies exist?
6 types of case studies
What are the three types of interviews?
Structured, semi-structured and unstructured
What are three examples of applications in observation?
-Education
-Research
-Medical settings
What are two strengths that experiments have?
-Easier to replicate (in the case of being lab experiment), as it uses a standardized procedure
-Allows Precise control of extraneous or independent variables
Give two examples of the strengths that case studies have
-Provides detailed (rich qualitative) data
-Provides insight for further investigation
Give 1 example of a strength and 1 example of a limitation in interviews?
Strength: Info comes directly from the participant (no misinterpretation)
Limitation: Time consuming
What are two limitations that observation has?
-Observer bias
-Can change the behavior with the presence of the observer.
What are two examples of limitations in experiments?
-Create artificial settings (may produce unnatural behavior)
-Experimenter Bias (may affect the study credibility)
What are 2 examples of limitations found in case studies?
-Bias (Researcher´s feelings may get involved)
-Difficult to replicate
What are the three types of questions asked during interviews?
Open-ended, Behavioural and Situational