Assume That You Are Conducting a Naturalistic Observation of Eating

question 44

Multiple Choice

Assume that you are conducting a naturalistic observation of eating habits in the dining hall.During the lunch hour,you use a table (like an ethogram) to note the occurrence of particular behaviors.What problem poses the biggest threat to obtaining a complete and valid set of observations?

• A) Your attention is limited,so you may miss some important demonstrations of the target behaviors.
• B) It is difficult to define a small set of easily categorized behaviors to observe.
• C) You cannot make unobtrusive measures in this environment.
• D) You cannot reduce the demand characteristics of the research environment.

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