AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An observation is information we gather about something by using the senses. We have five senses. They include the sense of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

Detailed explanation-2: -An observation is information you gather by using your five senses. Those senses are sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. You make an observation when you see a bird or hear it sing.

Detailed explanation-3: -You can use all five of your senses to make observations: your sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Today when making observations outside, don’t use your sense of taste.

Detailed explanation-4: -Qualitative observations use your senses to observe the results. (Sight, smell, touch, taste and hear.) Quantitative observations are made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, beakers, and thermometers.