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  2. Naturalistic observation - Wikipedia

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    Naturalistic observation, sometimes referred to as fieldwork, is a research methodology in numerous fields of science including ethology, anthropology, linguistics, the social sciences, and psychology, in which data are collected as they occur in nature, without any manipulation by the observer. Examples range from watching an animal's eating ...

  3. Observational methods in psychology - Wikipedia

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    Observational methods in psychological research entail the observation and description of a subject's behavior. Researchers utilizing the observational method can exert varying amounts of control over the environment in which the observation takes place. This makes observational research a sort of middle ground between the highly controlled ...

  4. Natural experiment - Wikipedia

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    Natural experiment. A natural experiment is a study in which individuals (or clusters of individuals) are exposed to the experimental and control conditions that are determined by nature or by other factors outside the control of the investigators. The process governing the exposures arguably resembles random assignment.

  5. Observational techniques - Wikipedia

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    Observational techniques. In marketing and the social sciences, observational research (or field research) is a social research technique that involves the direct observation of phenomena in their natural setting. This differentiates it from experimental research in which a quasi-artificial environment is created to control for spurious factors ...

  6. Psychological research - Wikipedia

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    This fact gives naturalistic observational research a high ecological validity. [11] During naturalistic observations, researchers can avoid interfering with the behavior they are observing by using unobtrusive methods, [15] if needed. Both types of observational methods are designed to be as reliable as possible.

  7. Qualitative research - Wikipedia

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    This type of research typically involves in-depth interviews, focus groups, or field observations in order to collect data that is rich in detail and context. Qualitative research is often used to explore complex phenomena or to gain insight into people's experiences and perspectives on a particular topic.

  8. Observer bias - Wikipedia

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    Observer bias is one of the types of detection bias and is defined as any kind of systematic divergence from accurate facts during observation and the recording of data and information in studies. [1] The definition can be further expanded upon to include the systematic difference between what is observed due to variation in observers, and what ...

  9. Observational learning - Wikipedia

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    The importance of observational learning lies in helping individuals, especially children, acquire new responses by observing others' behavior. Albert Bandura states that people's behavior could be determined by their environment. Observational learning occurs through observing negative and positive behaviors.