Observations

1. 1Do researchers manipulate the independent variable?

   1. AYes.
   2. BNo.
2. 2Why do observations have high ecological validity?

   1. AThere is no intervention by the researchers.
   2. BThey are like real life.
3. 3How do observations avoids problems with experimental effects?

   1. ABy repeating them.
   2. BBy the observer remaining undetected.
4. 4Are observations difficult to replicate?

   1. ANo.
   2. BYes.
5. 5What is a non participant observation?

   1. AThe researcher does not join in with the activity being observed.
   2. BThere are no participants in the observation.
6. 6What is a participant observation?

   1. AThere are lots of participants being observed.
   2. BObserver takes part in the activity being observed.
7. 7What is an undisclosed observation?

   1. AParticipants are not aware they are being studied.
   2. BThe observations takes part in a closed environment.
8. 8What is a structured observation?

   1. AResearchers design a coding scheme to record behaviour.
   2. BParticipants are under strict conditions during observation.
9. 9What is an unstructured observation?

   1. AObservation has no control.
   2. BResearchers simply record behaviour they can see.
10. 10Structured interviews provide quantitative data and unstructured interviews provide qualitative data. True or false.

    1. ATrue.
    2. BFalse.

11. 11A strength of observations?

    1. AGet to see how participants really behave rather than what they say they do.
    2. BThere are no strenghts.
12. 12What is another strength of observation?

    1. AMore ethical than experiments.
    2. BHard to repeat.
13. 13What is another strength?

    1. AUseful as starting point for further research.
    2. BLots of ethical issues.
14. 14What is a weakness?

    1. ADo not provide information for what participants think and feel.
    2. BGet to see behaviour.
15. 15What is another weakness?

    1. ALots of control.
    2. BNo control of extraneous variables so can not make cause and effect statements.
16. 16What is another weakness?

    1. AThere are no more.
    2. BObserver bias. They can see what they want to see.
17. 17Are there an ethical issues?

    1. ALack of informed consent, privacy and deceit.
    2. BNo.
18. 18What is event sampling?

    1. AResearchers takes note of event every time it occurs. Behaviour not missed like in timed sampling.
    2. BOnly takes place on one event.
19. 19What is time sampling?

    1. AResearcher decides on a time to record behaviour. Observation may not be representative as behaviour can be missed.
    2. BHappens all the time.
20. 20How can you asses the reliability of observations?

    1. AThere are no ways.
    2. BInter rater reliability. Comparing the results of two researchers.
21. 21How can observations have more validity?

    1. AMore observers. Observers not aware of aims.
    2. BLess observers.

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