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OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH. What are the Options for Making Observations? How Do I Record Observational Data? What are Common Problems in Observational Research?. Options for Making Observations. naturalistic vs. laboratory observation participant vs. non-participant disguised vs. undisguised.
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OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH • What are the Options for Making Observations? • How Do I Record Observational Data? • What are Common Problems in Observational Research?
Options for Making Observations • naturalistic vs. laboratory observation • participant vs. non-participant • disguised vs. undisguised
Recording Observational Data • time sampling vs. event sampling • narrative recordsvs. checklists
Common Problems • Expectancy Effects • naive observers • well-defined scoring criteria • Reactivity • disguised, non-participant observation • habituation