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observations - Coggle Diagram
observations
participant
define
the researcher observes behaviour whilst being part of the group being observed. data collected whilst being part of a group or situation e.g. joining a cult of football hooligans
evaluate
+the researcher can gain an in-depth understanding of the groups behaviour as they are part of the group and so will not miss important aspects e.g. feelings and motivations
+it can give access not only to the behaviour of the ppts but also their attitudes, opinions and feelings
-
-the researcher becomes part of the group meaning there is a greater chance of bias in the research findings lowering the internal validity of the observation
-the researcher might be overwhelmed with the amount of data and may have difficulty recording the data
non-ppt
evaluate
+as the observer is separate from the situation they are able to manage the amount of data and recording is more straight forward
-by not being part of the group they may miss part of behaviour e.g. feelings and motivation unlike in a participant observation where the researcher can gain an in-depth understanding of the groups behaviour
+the researcher is not part of the group so can be more objective thus reducing the chance of bias therefore increasing the internal validity of the observation
-sometimes a video camera can replace the observer and this is then analysed afterwards, which can resolve this limitation
define
the researcher is separate from the group whilst observing their behaviour and does not interfere in anyway. data collected from a distance e.g. video camera
definition
observation is one method for collecting research data. it involved watching a ppt and recording relevant behaviour for later analysis