If Researchers Studied Helping Behaviour by Observing How Often Shoppers

question 100

Multiple Choice

If researchers studied helping behaviour by observing how often shoppers stopped to help an individual pick up dropped packages, what method would they be using?

• A)naturalistic observation method
• B)experimental method
• C)survey method
• D)case study method

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Definitions:

Observational Methods

Research techniques that involve watching participants in natural or contrived situations to gather data about their behavior.

Observer Drift

A phenomenon in which there are gradual changes in the way an observer measures or perceives phenomena over time, leading to inconsistencies.

Reactivity

The change in behaviour often seen when people know they are being observed or filmed. One of the difficulties inherent in in vivo observation and analogue observational settings.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and to other people.