Julia Observes a Child's Behavior After He Had Watched 15

question 41

Multiple Choice

Julia observes a child's behavior after he had watched 15 minutes of violent cartoons. She codes the child's behavior every 30 seconds based on the number of times he hits, kicks, pushes, or bites another child. This observational technique can best be described as _____ observation.

• A)naturalistic
• B)systematic
• C)random
• D)archival

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Definitions:

Attitude

A psychological construct representing an individual's degree of like or dislike, favorability or unfavourability, towards an object, person, thing, or event.

Cognitive Dissonance

A theory which suggests that people experience psychological discomfort or stress when they hold two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Machiavellianism

A personality characteristic involving one’s willingness to do whatever it takes to get one’s own way.

Discord

A lack of agreement or harmony between people or things, often resulting in conflict or disorder.