NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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a series of steps followed followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions
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understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context
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a research method involving the collection of data by carefully watching and recording behavior as it occurs.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Observational research is a broad term for various non-experimental studies in which behavior is carefully watched and recorded. The goal of this research is to describe a variable or a set of variables. More broadly, the goal is to capture specific individual, group, or setting characteristics.
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. You can think of naturalistic observation as “people watching” with a purpose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Naturalistic observation is an observational method that involves observing people’s behavior in the environment in which it typically occurs. Thus naturalistic observation is a type of field research (as opposed to a type of laboratory research).