OBSERVATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY

What type of observation is conducted in a real setting?

• Naturalistic

• Controlled

• Quasi

• Field

Which of these could be done in a naturalistic setting

• Structured Observation

• Unstructured Observation

• Overt Observation

• Controlled Observation

A type of observation where the observer is disguised or hidden from view is called a ... observation

(a)  

When you count every occurrence of a certain behaviour you are doing (a)   sampling in your observation

Sometimes an observation will be conducted in a lab-style setting, with an artificial environment. This is a ...

• Structured Observation

• Controlled Observation

• Naturalistic Observation

• Overt Observation

Specifying the behaviours you are looking for in a structured observations is called using a ....

• Time sample

• Event sample

• Behaviour checklist

• Controlled checklist

An observation can be used inside an experiment to measure the DV

• TRUE

• FALSE

Someone who carries out an observation should be called the observer or the....

• Experimenter

• Researcher

Creating a behaviour checklist is making the items measurable this is called....

• Quantifying

• Qualifying

• Operationalising

• Spiralising

Observing from afar, or not taking part in what the participants are doing is called....

• Participant observation

• Covert observation

• Non-Participant observation

• None of these