NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

SOCIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A method of observing social behavior of people who do not know they are being studied is called
A
participant observation
B
unobtrusive measures
C
experiment
D
ethnography
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In research, an unobtrusive measure is a method of making observations without the knowledge of those being observed. Unobtrusive measures are designed to minimize a major problem in social research, which is how a subject’s awareness of the research project affects behavior and distorts research results.

Detailed explanation-3: -Naturalistic observation is a research method commonly used by psychologists and other social scientists. This technique involves observing and studying the spontaneous behavior of participants in natural surroundings. The researcher simply records what they see in whatever way they can.

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