AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the pratice of observing people and animals in their natural enviornment.
A
Naturalistic observation
B
Psychology
C
Sociology
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -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-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. It is a form of qualitative research, which focuses on collecting, evaluating, and describing non-numerical data.

Detailed explanation-4: -Naturalistic behavior is the method of observing an animal in the animal’s natural habitat, not going for any manipulations by the observer to the natural environment present around that person.

Detailed explanation-5: -Naturalistic intervention is a collection of practices including environmental arrangement, interaction techniques, and strategies based on applied behavior analysis principles. These. practices are designed to encourage specific target behaviors based on learners’ interests by.

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