What Does the Technique of Naturalistic Observation Allow Researchers to Do

question 146

Multiple Choice

What does the technique of naturalistic observation allow researchers to do?

• A)see and document important phenomena outside the constraints of the laboratory
• B)observe behaviours that have been manipulated by the researchers
• C)make causal statements about the observed behaviours
• D)exert more control over the experimental situation

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A cognitive system with a limited capacity that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing.

Repetition Priming

Priming that facilitates the cognitive processing of information after a recent exposure to that same information.

Implicit Memory

Implicit memory refers to unconscious memory, or the ability to recall or recognize information without deliberate effort.

Consciously Recollected

The act of deliberately retrieving information or memories from one's past with awareness.