How Can Researchers Try to Reduce Observer Influence in Naturalistic

question 46

Multiple Choice

How can researchers try to reduce observer influence in naturalistic observation?

• A)videotape participants using a concealed camera
• B)introduce themselves to the participants before beginning their observations
• C)tell participants that all their responses will be kept strictly confidential
• D)reward socially desirable behaviours and ignore socially undesirable behaviours

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Definitions:

Touching

Pertaining to physical contact perceived through the sense of touch, often conveying warmth, comfort, or emotional communication.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response; in biology, the dying out of a species.

Vocalizations

The sounds produced by the vocal cords, including speech, cries, or other vocal output.

Infant

A young child in the earliest period of life, especially from birth to one year old.