A. it provides an overabundance of information
B. it deals with behavior not tampered with by outside influences
C. it limits biased observation through careful record keeping
D. it does not identify the cause of observed behavior
Related Mcqs:
- A psychologist using the method of naturalistic observation would:
A. carefully design controlled situations in which to observe behavior
B. Rely on observations of subjects’ responses to nares
C. observe behavior as it happens outside the laboratory or clinic
D. make records of the behavior of clients treated in therapy - The products of naturalistic observation are best described in terms of:
A. explanation
B. theory
C. prediction
D. description - In the method of naturalistic observation psychologists:
A. haphazardly encounter behavior as it naturally occurs
B. set up controlled experiments by which they uncover causal elements in behavior
C. set out actively observe subjects in their natural environments
D. interview subjects at different ages - The method of ‘Field Observation’ is always considered as_____________?
A. Subjective
B. Complex
C. Neutral
D. simple
E. Objective - A major disadvantage of the experimental method is that:
A. private funding can never be obtained
B. APA Ethical Review committees often do not approve of the research techniques.
C. there is a certain amount of artificiality attached to it
D. subjects are difficult to find for research projects - A friend states that since he has been taking vitamin C, he has not had a single cold. His observation has little value in assessing the effects of vitamin C because:
A. there was no control group for comparison
B. he has not calculated a correlation coefficient
C. of the effect of the observer on the observed
D. he does not specify his dosage of vitamin - An observation that the higher the air temperature, the lower the activity of test animals would be an example of a:
A. negative correlation
B. positive correlation
C. causal relationship
D. zero correlation - The story of Clever Hans, the mathematical horse, illustrates the use of controlled observation to test series of:
A. hypotheses
B. theories
C. axioms
D. learning strategies - The disadvantage is the impersonal style making it difficult for the reader or teacher to identify with the:
A. Conclusions
B. Samples
C. Enquiry
D. Performance - The ability to exercise precise control over a variable is what distinguishes the _____________ method from other methods of scientific observation?
A. randomized selection
B. control group identification
C. experimental
D. hypothesis testing
