AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Research method that involves observing participants in the natural habitats without interacting with them
A
survey
B
case study
C
naturalistic observation
D
experiment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Naturalistic observation is a method that involves observing subjects in their natural environment. The goal is to look at behavior in a natural setting without intervention.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Naturalistic observation is a research method that involves observing subjects in their natural environment. This approach is often used by psychologists and other social scientists.

Detailed explanation-4: -Researchers engaged in naturalistic observation usually make their observations as unobtrusively as possible so that participants are not aware that they are being studied. Such an approach is called disguised naturalistic observation .

Detailed explanation-5: -Thus naturalistic observation is a type of field research (as opposed to a type of laboratory research).

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