RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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research method in which the psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting without interfering
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a change in a participant’s illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect, rather than the actual treatment
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an arrangement of data that indicates how often a particular score or observation occurs
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an experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which participants received which treatment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Naturalistic observation is a qualitative research method where you record the behaviors of your research subjects in real world settings. You avoid interfering with or influencing any variables in a naturalistic observation. You can think of naturalistic observation as “people watching” with a purpose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is the best definition for naturalistic observation? The observation of behavior in the natural setting where it is expected to occur, with limited or no attempt to overtly manipulate the conditions of the environment where the observations are made.
Detailed explanation-3: -An example of a naturalistic observation study would be researchers studying monkeys in their natural environment. They may use hidden cameras, discreet researcher observation, audio recording, or all of the above in order to study monkey behavior without them being affected by a human presence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Naturalistic observation, sometimes referred to as fieldwork, is a research methodology in numerous fields of science including ethology, anthropology, linguistics, the social sciences, and psychology, in which data are collected as they occur in nature, without any manipulation by the observer.
Detailed explanation-5: -What do you mean by naturalistic observation? When observations are done in a natural or real-life setting, it is called naturalistic observation. Dr. Krishnan is going to observe and record children’s play behaviour at nursery school without attempting to influence or control of behaviour.