Limitations of the Observational Data Collection Method Include Which of the Following

question 8

Multiple Choice

Limitations of the observational data collection method include which of the following:

• A) Behavior that the researcher observes in a specified segment of time is not always an accurate representation of typical behavior.
• B) It is difficult to observe all behaviors that occur because observers tend to become distracted by the environment.
• C) Observer interference may result in meanings being assigned to behaviors that differ from the meanings those being observed would assign to the same behavior.
• D) Both a and c.

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